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Irish ISP Eircom, Major Labels Developing Music Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 4, 2009 - 7:43am.

Dublin, Ireland - Irish ISP Eircom, which agreed to block access to file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay, as well as suspend the accounts of repeat file-swappers, has also "signed a memorandum of understanding with the four major labels to develop an innovative new music service for all Irish consumers," the company said in a statement. Eircom did not provide any further details, but said that the service is expected to launch in the next few months.

Irish ISP Eircom Agrees to Block The Pirate Bay

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 20, 2009 - 10:46am.

Dublin, Ireland - Irish ISP Eircom has agreed to demands from copyright holders to block access to file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay, TorrentFreak reported.

Record Labels Sue Irish ISPs to Force 'Three-Strikes' P2P Policy

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 22, 2009 - 11:39am.

Dublin, Ireland - After suing Ireland's largest ISP Eircom and getting the company to agree to voluntarily implement a "three-strikes" policy on file-swappers, the four major record labels have now sued the country's second-largest telco, BT Ireland, and cable operator UPC, to get them to follow suit, the Irish Times reports.

Irish ISPs Rebuff Record Labels on 'Three-Strikes' P2P Policy

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 18, 2009 - 10:48am.

London - A group of Irish ISPs has stated its opposition to efforts by the major record labels, represented there by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA), to have the ISPs implement a "three-strikes" policy that would terminate the accounts of repeat music file-swappers, The Register reported.

Irish ISP Eircom to Block The Pirate Bay, Other P2P Sites

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 24, 2009 - 1:10pm.

Dublin, Ireland - Eircom, Ireland's largest Internet service provider, has complied with a request from the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) trade group to block access to file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay, according to published reports. Eircom has also agreed to refrain from mounting any legal objections to IRMA efforts to have it block access to other sites deemed to be infringing by the IRMA.

Irish ISP Eircom Agrees to Implement Three-Strikes P2P Policy

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 3, 2009 - 12:40pm.

London - Irish Internet service provider Eircom has agreed to institute a "graduated response," or "three-strikes" policy on repeat file-swappers, as part of the settlement of a lawsuit where the ISP was accused of facilitating copyright infringement, The Register reported.

Irish ISP Eircom Sued by Record Labels for Aiding Piracy

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 25, 2008 - 8:58am.

Dublin - Ireland's largest Internet service provider, Eircom, has been sued by the major record labels under the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) on charges of aiding copyright infringement, RTE Business reported.