[FC-discuss] Preparing for RIAA+ISPs

Matt Lee mattl at cnuk.org
Thu Jan 29 10:21:59 EST 2009


On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 9:53 AM, Kevin Donovan <kdonovan11 at gmail.com> wrote:
> EFF reports that an Irish ISP is prepared to implement the RIAA's highly
> sought after "3 Strikes You're Disconnected" plan
> (http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/01/irish-isp-agrees-three-strikes-against-its-users).
> American ISPs are likely to follow.

I notice the ISP in question is Eircom. They're basically the state
phone/cell/internet company.

If the situation is anything like England, many people will find it
hard to find an alternative provider when disconnected. There may not
be any alternatives for many people.

-- 
Matt Lee
Free Software, etc.


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