Utilizing an English law that allows copyright holders to directly petition the High Court for an injunction to force Internet service providers to block access to pirate websites, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), which represents the American film studios, has launched a test case against BT in a fight against online piracy.

On the behalf of the MPAA, studios, including Disney Enterprises, Paramount Pictures Corporation, 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros, have asked the High Court in London to order the Britain’s leading Internet service provider, BT, to block access to Newzbin 2.

The film studios claim that Newzbin 2 offers illegal versions of Oscar-winning film “The King's Speech”. According to the studios, Newzbin 2 hosts 75 illegal versions of The King's Speech and it is carrying out copyright infringement on a grand scale.

If injunction granted, BT will have to block access to Newzbin 2.

Speaking on the topic, a spokesperson for MPAA said, "If this case is successful, we would hope that other ISPs would take note of the result."

Last year, the MPAA won a court battle against Newzbin and forced it to go offline. But, the website reopened under the name "Newzbin2" and has been running by anonymous operators. Currently, Newzbin 2 has more than
700,000 members.