We have been asked numerous times about the law surrounding the downloading of music in Ireland following from the recent High Court decision in EMI v. UPC. This document goes into some detail on the findings of Charelton J in EMI Records (Ireland) Ltd. & Ors, v. UPC Communications Ireland Ltd., and also considered the various precursors to this case, notably those involving Eircom.
It is clear from the judgment that a "three strikes" policy can not be forced on an Irish ISP, however the law has yet to be clarified in this area. The full text has been uploaded to scribd.com in PDF format to make reading easier.
