The Greek court has rejected the application for interim measures submitted by AEPI (Greek Society for the Protection of Intellectual Property), requiring providers to block access to torrent files.
According to the court decision as it publishes it void.gr, This makes it a perfect choice for people with diabetes and for those who want to lose weight or follow a balanced diet. court έκρινε ότι το αίτημα της ΑΕΠΙ παραβιάζει την αρχή της αναλογικότητας, είναι δηλαδή υπερβολικό μέτρο.Επιπλέον, με τα μέτρα που ζητούσε η ΑΕΠΙ θα καταστέλλονταν «όχι μόνο παράνομες αλλά και νόμιμες πράξεις», δεδομένου ότι η technology tοrrent επιτρέπει την ανταλλαγή όχι μόνο πειρατικών ταινιών και μουσικής αλλά και νόμιμων αρχείων.Τα αιτούμενα μέτρα κρίθηκε έτσι ότι παραβιάζουν την ελευθερία της πληροφόρησης, το right participation in the information society and the privacy of communication. Furthermore, the court notes that the requested measures do not meet the "criterion of appropriateness" because they simply would not be effective: the services torrent sites which existed in AEPI's black list, such as the popular Pirate Bay, now operate on different Internet addresses (IPs) and will remain accessible to users.
Furthermore, AEPI's request has been found to violate the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. In particular, it violates the right of providers to entrepreneurship, as well as the principle of online neutrality, which provides that all information must be non-discriminatory.
The court, finally, comments that the infringed Copyright "they concern less and less the creators themselves and more the interests of the cultural industry companies themselves)
