Internet service providers and web browser software companies can be legally bound to pay the costs of blocking injunctions for copyright-infringing websites so long as this does not place an "unbearable sacrifice" on them, France's Court of Cassation has said.
The fight against piracy is the responsibility of every organisation involved, the Court said in rejecting an appeal from the ISPs and browser providers. These organisations profit from users accessing infringing sites, and they can afford to cover costs while the unions cannot, it said (link in French).
The French Union des producteurs de cinema, along with other film-industry unions, had asked ISPs and browser providers operating in France to block four websites that were allowing access to copyright material through streaming services or downloads.

Source: www.out-law.com