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3rd party specialists to police music downloads in Eircom deal.

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  • 08-02-2009 12:23am
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    Run_to_da_hills
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    Last weeks landmark "big brother" agreement between Eircom and the four large record labels has far reaching implications on how people will listen to and download music on the internet.

    What was agreed amounts to “three strikes and you are out”, as account holders found to be sharing copyrighted material three times will have their broadband connection cut off.

    The record labels will employ a third-party specialist company that will monitor peer-to-peer networks which are the primary way to share music illegally. The most popular peer-to-peer services are those which use the Bit Torrent protocol including Limewire, Shareaza and Vuze (formerly Azureus).

    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2009/0206/1233796244239.html

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    aidan_walsh
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    This is no surprise what so ever, as they have always used third parties to do to work in these cases.


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    Run_to_da_hills
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    aidan_walsh wrote: »
    This is no surprise what so ever, as they have always used third parties to do to work in these cases.
    Do we know who this "third party" is? Is it the same "third party" that the authorities employ to hack into all our text, mobile conversations and Email messages. Is it an international party or someone local? We should have the right to know who it is.


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    Cow Moolester
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    It's the bee's trying to pass the Lisbon Treaty and bring the NWO upon us


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    aidan_walsh
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    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    Do we know who this "third party" is? Is it the same "third party" that the authorities employ to hack into all our text, mobile conversations and Email messages. Is it an international party or someone local? We should have the right to know who it is.
    Yes, we have an idea. It will be either Dtecnet or MediaSentry, who they've used before.


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