Tagged: Three Strikes
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EU Court of Justice to decide if ACTA breaches fundamental rights News
22.02.2012 The European Court of Justice is to review whether the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is incompatible with the EU’s fundamental rights and freedoms, the European...Categories: Legal, Internet, Intellectual Property, Consumer Tech, Communications, Games/Entertainment, Media -
Eircom has 21 days to respond to halt ‘three strikes’ order by DPC News
19.12.2011 The Data Protection Commission has given Eircom 21 days to respond to its decision to instruct the operator to halt its ‘three strikes’ policy against music piracy. Under the... -
Calls to make internet a human right under Irish law News
15.04.2011 Ireland has been called on to have the ‘internet enshrined as a human right’ under its laws, following a decision this week by one of Europe’s highest-ranking judges to decide... -
Ireland should not rush its anti-piracy laws News
21.03.2011 The UK has admitted it will take until 2012 to launch new legislation aimed at tacking internet piracy. Ireland would be wise to follow suit rather than rush through shoddy... -
Hanafin denies changes to copyright laws News
24.02.2011 Enterprise, Trade and Innovation Minister Mary Hanafin TD has issued a statement claiming there is no truth to "rumours circulating in the media" that she is about to sign a... -
‘Don’t push through illegal downloads law’ – Eamon Ryan News
24.02.2011 Former minister for communications Eamon Ryan called on Minister Mary Hanafin not to sign a new law which could see judges getting the power to grant injunctions against ISPs. -
Attorney General’s advice sought on 'illegal downloads' powers for judges News
24.02.2011 The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation has confirmed that the gap in Irish copyright laws governing illegal downloads and the role of internet service providers...Categories: Networking & Telecoms, Multimedia, Legal, Intellectual Property, Digital Media, Communications -
Irish Govt pushing through ‘illegal downloads’ changes to copyright law News
23.02.2011 In its final days, the Government is believed to be rushing through a statutory instrument that will amend the existing Copyright Act and which will give judges the power to... -
Eircom to cut illegal downloaders' broadband for up to 12 months News
08.12.2010 Ireland’s incumbent telecoms operator Eircom said today it is implementing a protocol that would suspend and ultimately disconnect the broadband service of users who repeatedly...Tags: Warner, Universal, Sony, EMI, Three Strikes, Broadband, Downloads, Music, Copyright Infringement, IRMA -
Vodafone mulls ‘three strikes’ rule on illegal downloads News
16.06.2010 Vodafone has said that while it is in discussions with music rights holders it is still too early to confirm that it will implement the ‘three strikes and you’re out’ rule as... -
The day the music (piracy) died in Ireland News
17.04.2010 Three strikes and you’re out! A decision by a judge to allow record companies to hand over the IP addresses of illegal music downloaders to internet service providers clears the...Tags: Eircom, EMI, Sony, Music, Piracy, ISP, Data Protection Commissioner , Warner, Universal, Illegal Downloads, Three Strikes, IRMA, -
Repression not the way to fight internet piracy: Reding News
24.11.2009 With a new internet freedom provision to be unveiled by the European Parliament, information society commissioner Viviane Reding said repressive tactics such as the "three... -
Eircom/IRMA agreement details leaked News
11.08.2009 Further details of the landmark January 2009 court settlement between the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) and Eircom have been leaked.Categories: Digital Life -
Big four music labels to take UPC and BT to court News
22.06.2009 Big Four music labels – Universal, Warner, Sony and EMI – are taking two of Ireland’s leading alternative licensed operators, UPC and BT, to court over illegal downloads and... -
Three-strikes piracy bill gets second chance News
29.04.2009 France is at it again: trying to get the three-strikes rule implemented for those proved to be illegally downloading copyright content, that is.Categories: Digital LifeTags: Piracy, Three Strikes, -
EU rejects piracy crackdown measures News
15.04.2008 A ‘three-strikes’ anti-piracy policy advocated by both the French and UK Governments was rejected in a majority vote by members of the European Parliament.Categories: CIOTags: Three Strikes