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Maybe, maybe, but in some cases the dns for thepiratebay changes so often that it might not be cached for a while. They keep having ISP grief.
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UK gets it
Well now it's official. Looks like the UK will adopt the "3 strikes and yer out" policy to cut illegal downlaoders off their ISPs. They will likely sign it into law soon.Originally posted by playthatbeat View Post
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8328820.stm ->
"People who persistently download illegal content will be cut off from the net, Business Secretary Peter Mandelson has announced.He confirmed that it would become government policy, following months of speculation.
It means persistent pirates will be sent two warning letters before facing disconnection from the network."
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10...ng_clamp_down/ has 58 comments on it since the story was published 2 hours ago, so this will be a hot topic in the UK.Comment
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And so the world wakes up to the fact that the Record Companys have NO BUSINESS telling people what to do.. See here this awesome clip from saturday's IT:
here in full: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...258815133.html
But i think the picture needs to find it's way onto a t-shirt...Attached FilesLast edited by playthatbeat; Sat 14-11-2009, 1:56 PM.Comment
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Haha Great!
I want to know why the UPC action still stands. Everybody is in the dark about the whole thing still.Comment
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This is Nice
"The EU looks set to ban Eircom’s ‘three-strikes’ rule against broadband customers who download files illegally.
Under a law introduced by the EU telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, internet privacy and ‘‘fundamental freedoms’’ will forbid internet service providers (ISPs) from disconnecting illegal filesharers without judicial intervention."
HAH!
The whole story here.Comment
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This is awesome.. i KNEW our european cousins would not stand for the end of free porno and Gameboy roms!!! It is OUR RIGHT to have access to these things.
To celebreate, i am now going to download the entire works of The Beatles, Elton John and Elvis (movies included), plus every game ever released for the Apple Pippin only to delete them after allowing 10000000000000000 other people to download 99% of them from me. To seal the deal, i'm going to video myself doing it all, and then Upload it to Rapidshare, but titled: 'Angelina Jolie horse-sex tape', and i'm gonna NOT EVEN crush it to DivX.
WHO'S WITH ME?Comment
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uh, if you don't mind, I'll stay out of the horse sex dvd tape, thanksOriginally posted by playthatbeat View PostComment
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All new amazing way of getting music down Your telephone:
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LOL
( sauce: rte news )Record companies lose illegal download case
Monday, 11 October 2010 17:56
Five record companies have lost a case against UPC in a bid to force the internet service provider to stop internet users downloading copyrighted material.
UPC is the third largest internet provider in Ireland, with 15% of the market.
The Irish Recording Music Association wanted a High Court injunction so that UPC would have to prevent the theft of their copyright by its subscribers.
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But Mr Justice Peter Charleton ruled that there is no provision for the blocking, diverting or interrupting of internet communications intent on breaching copyright.
The injunctive relief was declined.
Eircom has already reached an agreement with IRMA - it provides the record companies with the internet protocol addresses of those who illegally download material.
They operate a 'three strikes and you're out' rule, so if someone is caught downloading illegally three times, they will have their internet service cut off for a year.
UPC has said it does not condone piracy, but today's ruling supports the principal that internet service providers are not liable for the actions of their customers.Comment
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can they still catch ya for rippin the audio off the oul youtube?(why artists post their music to youtube is beyond me)
Also..... "it wasnt me, some tosser must have parked up outside my gaff and hacked my eircom wep key, its not exactly rocket science"Comment
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youtube rips? like TOTAL RECORDER? no, they can't.. like fuck can they..
all they can do is pwn You if You are unlucky enuf to be logged torrenting the new album by U2 or some shit..
Meanwhile, the BBC say:
sauce: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-1152194912 October 2010 Last updated at 10:58 GMT
Irish court rules in favour of ISPs in piracy case
The decision is being hailed as a victory for internet service providers
The High Court in Ireland has ruled that laws cutting off internet users who have illegally downloaded content cannot be enforced in the country.
It is a victory for Irish internet service provider UPC which took the legal action against copyright owners, including EMI and Sony.
But it will be a blow to the music and film industry, which wants the strict rules as a deterrent against piracy.
It is likely to have a knock-on effect to similar policies in other countries.
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Mr Justice Peter Charleton said in his judgement that illegal file-sharing was "destructive of an important native industry".
But he added that there were no laws in Ireland to allow the disconnection of pirates from the net and that any attempts to do so could be in breach of European legislation.
UPC said in a statement that it "does not condone piracy and has always taken a strong stance against illegal activity on its network".
"Our whole premise and defense focused on the mere conduit principal which provides that an internet service provider cannot be held liable for content transmitted across its network," the statement added.
The Irish Recorded Music Association (Irma) is considering its next move.
"The judge was very clear he wanted to rule in his favour but couldn't because the legislation wasn't in place," Lindsey Holmes, a spokeswoman for Irma told the BBC.
"The committee is meeting today. There is a couple of options - to appeal to the Supreme Court or to lobby government to change the legislation," she added.
Watered down
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I don't think we will see three strikes imposed from the state”
Mark Mulligan
Forrester research
In May, Ireland's biggest net firm Eircom began the process of implementing a 'three strikes and you're out' policy, sending warning letters to those identified as illegal file-sharers.
Although it has threatened to cut off internet access for persistent pirates it has not yet done so although it plans to continue its campaign.
France is pursuing a similar 'three strikes and you are out' policy, despite the fact that one ISP is refusing to send letters to its customers.
In the UK, the Digital Economy Act makes provision for similar policies although there are no current plans to cut people off.
Mark Mulligan, an analyst with research firm Forrester, thinks it is unlikely to happen in the UK.
"I don't think we will see three strikes imposed from the state," he said.
"Although the legislation is framed, there is still so much of it that is vague. The implementation will be down to ISPs, content providers and Ofcom and is likely to be watered down," he said.
In private agreements with copyright holders, several law firms have begun writing to thousands of people identified as illegal file-sharers asking them to pay a fine or face court.
In September it emerged that activisits had targeted some of these firms and posted lists of those accused on the web
ACS:Law had the names and addresses of more than 5,000 people, alongside the pornographic films they were accused of downloading, published on the web.
It faces fines of up to £500,000 for the data breach.Comment
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Since Friday Vodafone (ex BT) have unblocked access to Piratebay! They are still blocking the Piratebay TRACKERS (no worries - just enable DHT) but now access to the searchengine is open again for all to enjoy..
fu*k yeh internets.Comment
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