The court applied case law from the European court of justice, which stated that ISPs should not be forced to take measures like the blockade of the Pirate Bay which was disproportionate or ineffective. The ruling notes that the use of BitTorrent and "magnet" torrent links for piracy had actually increased since the blockade was implemented in 2012. The appeal judges ruled that blocking the Pirate Bay at the ISP level had not deterred users from using the BitTorrent network and the illegal downloading of copyrighted content, and had had the opposite effect. “We are very pleased that the court ruled in favour of the freedom of information, protecting a fundamental right of all Dutch citizens.” Piracy actually increased “Victory for the free internet!” proclaimed Niels Huijbregts, spokesman for XS4All in a blog post. The court reversed the blocking order allowing internet users access to the Pirate Bay without having to resort to the use of proxy servers and other methods circumventing the blockade. Two Dutch internet providers, Ziggo and XS4All, took the case to the court of appeals in The Hague.
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