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  • 16-02-2003 8:42am
    #1
    weirdjim
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35 ✭


    nice board btw...
    hope this isnt off topic for this board

    anyway i was just wondering whats the story in ireland
    i was reading somewhere (cant rem where) that ireland now keeps logs of all phone/mobile/txt message/email
    for a min. of 3 YEARS?
    do they also keep internet logs for this amout of time?

    why im asking this is i d/l lots of mp3z and the odd app
    here and there
    (but im not one of those who never buy any music iif i like the band i support them and buy there album)
    anyway what i mean is can i expect a knock on my door maybe 2years down the line from some anti-piracy crowd demanding money for what ive d/l ????


Comments

  • #2
    ganam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20 ✭ganam


    Hi weirdjim

    The government is PLANNING on bringing in legislation later this year that will allow for retention of all communications' records for anything betweeen 3 or 5 years. That's why this Boards forum was started.

    As regards downloading MP3s etc, I think you're safe enough for the time being.

    Any moves by the record companies etc would be concentrated on bigger fish as was the case with Napster and Kazaa.

    If you're worried about it, maybe consider using proxy servers etc.

    ganam


  • #3
    yellum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,025 ✭✭✭yellum


    The EU is also bringing in a new law to stop the RIAA and the other various shower of bastards from going to your computer and sueing you, unless you are downloading and selling the stuff.

    Commercial piracy will get you stomped on.


  • #4
    weirdjim
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35 ✭weirdjim


    thanks lads


  • #5
    nosmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,880 ✭✭✭nosmo


    Originally posted by yellum
    The EU is also bringing in a new law to stop the RIAA and the other various shower of bastards from going to your computer and sueing you, unless you are downloading and selling the stuff.
    Wow.. This is a change from the normal EU online laws. Would you be able to link me about this?


  • #6
    sceptre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,608 ✭✭✭✭sceptre


    The mobile companies (certainly Vodafone, O2 as well AFAIK) are already keeping mobile records for an extended time. I don't have a link at the mo but Wired ran a story on it a few months back. The records are separated from names after a month but both companies have stated that they can reconstruct them if they feel like it. The Data Protection Commissioner is in a bit of a tizz about it (and rightfully so).


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