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Music-Swapping Sites To Be Blocked By Irish ISPs

An anonymous reader writes "Irish internet users are to be blocked from accessing music swapping websites, as internet service providers bow to pressure from the music industry. Eircom, the country's biggest internet provider, is to start blocking its internet customers from accessing music swapping."

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  1. Re:Useless by pwizard2 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Proxy demand increasing in Ireland in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...

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    "It is a denial of justice not to stretch out a helping hand to the fallen; that is the common right of humanity."
  2. Re:Useless by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    It's just like the Irish to be little pansies like that. Maybe a leprechaun will grant them their wishes of unlimited access to U2 songs, but for now I guess they won't be finding their lucky charms.

  3. Just to be clear, these are music STEALING sites by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Yo!

      To!

    No swap needed. Come in and take all you want, it's the way of the gypsie theives, who I believe drink lots of april wine.

      To!

      Yo!

  4. Re:IRC? by Nazlfrag · · Score: -1, Troll

    Usenet?

  5. Re:Unexpected Win by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    In New Zealand? Stop harassing the Maori first, then think about democracy, then you can start doing something about the interwebz.

  6. Re:IRC? by yabos · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yeah because no one has ever heard of IRC