Eircom to take on illegal music downloader’s (Ireland)

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: A new ‘three strikes’ policy has been launched by Irish operator Eircom to disconnect broadband customers found to have illegally shared music online. With this move, the Ireland has become the first country worldwide to implement a ‘graduated response system’ for illegal file sharing.

Eircom broadband customers will receive warning from the operator for sharing copyrighted music illegally. Eircom will cut off their broadband connections for 12 months if they continue with the file sharing.

3rd-party Company called Dtecnet will be used by Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) to identify Eircom customers who are sharing a specific list of its members’ copyrighted music on peer-to-peer sites.