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Sheehy Donnelly Solicitors sending letters to ISPs

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17-02-2009 7:14am

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Pa ElGrande

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Threat of legal action on music copyright

INTERNET SERVICE providers have been put on notice of legal action if they do not implement a system which would cut off the broadband connections of people found repeatedly downloading music illegally.

Letters from Sheehy Donnelly Solicitors acting on behalf of the Irish arms of EMI Records, Sony Music, Universal Music and Warner Music were received by a number of telecoms and internet service providers yesterday.

The letters seek the implementation of a “graduated response” to copyright infringement by the service providers customers.

Last month, Eircom settled a High Court action taken by the four major music labels forcing it to take measures to prevent the use of its networks for the illegal free downloading of music.
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