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Whooops! Eircom ISP Wrongfully Sent 300 "First Strike" Letters To Innocents

Danjalical · 2011-06-20 09:15:55

This is going to get intersting "According to a report which has flown almost completely under the radar, last year an ISP sent out around 300 “first strike” warning letters wrongfully accusing innocent subscribers of Internet piracy. ISP Eircom implemented the scheme in partnership with the recording industry and is now…

20-06-2011 10:15am

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Danjalical

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This is going to get intersting

"According to a report which has flown almost completely under the radar, last year an ISP sent out around 300 “first strike” warning letters wrongfully accusing innocent subscribers of Internet piracy. ISP Eircom implemented the scheme in partnership with the recording industry and is now being investigated by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner."

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#2 20-06-2011 10:24am

meemeep

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Brilliant - Eircom probably pulled 300 random names out of a hat, sent the letters and waited for the DPC to act - cheaper than taking on the Music Industry. In Irish Solution???

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#3 20-06-2011 11:13am

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Danjalical wrote: »

This is going to get intersting

"According to a report which has flown almost completely under the radar, last year an ISP sent out around 300 “first strike” warning letters wrongfully accusing innocent subscribers of Internet piracy. ISP Eircom implemented the scheme in partnership with the recording industry and is now being investigated by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner."

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On the first page, about 5/6 threads down.....

Eircom...wrongfully...first strike....300

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#4 20-06-2011 11:20am

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There are multiple threads already posted about this...

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056303321

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#5 20-06-2011 11:50am

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Too many threads!

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