Tuesday, May 25, 2010

The Irish Republic overreacts on net piracy

Talk about killing a butterfly with a sledgehammer.

The Irish Republic has begun a piracy crackdown which could see customers cut off from the net for a year.

The country's biggest net firm Eircom has begun sending letters to those identified as illegal file-sharers.

It is the first nation to implement such a system. France is also planning to introduce a similar policy.


It's fairly clear from this:

"The European Parliament has been talking about internet access as a basic human right. It absolutely is not. Intellectual property protection is a right," he said.

where the actual power lies. Copyright is more important than net access.

Bullshit, but those with the money call the shots.

Read more here.

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