Irish ISP agrees to disconnect repeat P2P users
More anti-P2P behavior in Ireland
Irish ISP agrees to disconnect repeat P2P users: “
One of Ireland’s largest ISPs, Eircom, has capitulated to the major music labels and agreed to implement a full ‘graduated response’ program—complete with disconnections. Users get two warnings regarding file-sharing, and a third violation brings down the banhammer. The music industry has already said that it intends to pursue the same agreement with Ireland’s other ISPs.
The dispute began some time ago when the Irish branches of EMI, Warner, Universal, and Sony filed suit against Eircom. They charged that the ISP was essentially aiding and abetting piracy by doing things like advertising its services on The Pirate Bay, and the labels believed they could get a judge to force the ISP to install network monitoring equipment.
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(Via Ars Technica.)
