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Irish ISP To Block Access To Pirate Bay

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the it'll-happen-here-soon dept.

flynn writes "Ireland's oldest and largest ISP will be blocking access to The Pirate Bay from September 1st, while other ISPs have rejected the request to block TPB. From the Irish Times: 'Under an out-of-court agreement with EMI Records, Sony Music, Universal Music and Warners in January, Eircom agreed to cut off customers found to be repeatedly downloading music illegally. The deal also required Eircom to cut off access to Pirate Bay if requested. Yesterday, cable TV operator UPC, which has more than 120,000 broadband subscribers, announced it would not comply with a request to block access to Pirate Bay.'"

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  1. Eircom alternatives by BigHungryJoe · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Does Eircom have competitors that subscribers can switch to, or is it like the "free market" United States, where many of us only have one choice for broadband access?

  2. Re:How do they determine "illegal"? by murphyd311 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It's more like putting up road barriers to a couple of city blocks because the street is known for prostitution and drug dealing. Even if it has legitimate businesses.