Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

ISP Sued By Irish RIAA

Posted by Soulskill on from the nothing-wrong-here-no-sir dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "An ISP in Ireland has been sued by the Big Four record labels because its subscribers have engaged in P2P sharing of the record companies' song files. The record companies claim the ISP should be buying Audible Magic's CopySense, the software being peddled by the RIAA's expert witness, which supposedly would filter out copyright infringement. Of course, not everyone agrees."

1 of 191 comments (clear)

  1. Re:extortion. by NewYorkCountryLawyer · · Score: 5, Informative

    Doesn't this sound suspiciously like extortion? "buy our 'partner's' software/protection or we'll sue you for infringement" I wonder what kind of kickback they're getting on it? Yeah, to me it sounds exactly like extortion. See what happened when Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, paid $76,000 in "protection" money to Dr. Jacobson's business partners.
    --
    Ray Beckerman +5 Insightful