Eircom to cut broadband over illegal downloads

“EIRCOM WILL from today begin a process that will lead to
cutting off the broadband service of customers found to be
repeatedly sharing music online illegally.

“Ireland is the first country in the world where a system of
“graduated response” is being put in place. Under the pilot scheme,
Eircom customers who illegally share copyrighted music will get
three warnings before having their broadband service cut off for a
year.

“The Irish Recorded Music Association (Irma), whose members
include EMI, Sony, Universal and Warner, reached an out-of-court
settlement with Eircom in February 2009 under which the telecoms
company agreed to introduce such a system for its 750,000 broadband
users.”

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