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The Irish High Court has denied a music label's claims that ISPs should be responsible for alleged acts of copyright infringement by its users.
Justice Peter Charleton declined to grant an injunction against TV and broadband provider UPC because he believed that Ireland had not yet implemented the European Union directives on copyright protection.
UPC hailed the victory, stating that it does not condone piracy, but also denied responsibility for transmissions across its network by users.
Record industry representatives were disappointed at the ruling, and they have previously called for a "Three-Strikes" solution, whereby Internet users are forcibly disconnected if they are alleged to have downloaded pirated content three times. Ireland's Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation has been weary of implementing a Three-Strikes system in Ireland, citing legal difficulties.
This follows an earlier ruling this year in which Australian ISP iiNet also won a lawsuit against the movie industry represented by the AFACT, in which the judge in the also ruled the ISP was not responsible for acts committed by its users.
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Justice Peter Charleton declined to grant an injunction against TV and broadband provider UPC because he believed that Ireland had not yet implemented the European Union directives on copyright protection.
UPC hailed the victory, stating that it does not condone piracy, but also denied responsibility for transmissions across its network by users.
Record industry representatives were disappointed at the ruling, and they have previously called for a "Three-Strikes" solution, whereby Internet users are forcibly disconnected if they are alleged to have downloaded pirated content three times. Ireland's Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation has been weary of implementing a Three-Strikes system in Ireland, citing legal difficulties.
This follows an earlier ruling this year in which Australian ISP iiNet also won a lawsuit against the movie industry represented by the AFACT, in which the judge in the also ruled the ISP was not responsible for acts committed by its users.
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