The Pirate Bay is under fire in the Netherlands today after a court in The Hague ordered Dutch Internet service providers to block the site, which is infamous for allegedly abetting the piracy of copyrighted material.

Under the terms of the ruling, Dutch ISPs T-Mobile, UPC, KPN, and others, must block the Web site or face a stiff fine. According to Netherlands-based Tweakers.net (Translate), which was first to report on the news, the companies will have 10 days from the time of notice to block the Web site. After that, they'll be charged 10,000 euros ($12,961) for each day The Pirate Bay is accessible to their customers.

The Pirate Bay is by no means a stranger to court orders. Just last month, Britain's High Court ordered Sky, Everything Everywhere, and other U.K. ISPs to block access to the site. That came a few weeks after Windows Live Messenger had reportedly blocked The Pirate Bay, displaying a message to users that tried to link to the site that the URL was "blocked because it was reported as unsafe."

The Pirate Bay is the focus of many complaints and cases that copyright holders have brought against it for allegedly infringing their content. Still, the site has continued to sail on, offering its service to customers around the world. It appears now, though, that it might get harder for the Web site to stand its ground as countless court rulings continue to mount.

(Via The Verge)