Copyright Law

Pirate Bay Blasts Irish ?3-Strikes? ISP

By Jared Moya

Swedish BitTorrent tracker site refers to Eircom as “failcom” and encourages customers to subscribe to VPN services such as its own IPREDator

Yesterday, I mentioned how Ireland’s largest ISP Eircom had formally begun disconnecting repeat accused file-sharers from the Internet, making it the first European country to have a ?three-strikes? graduated response system.

The move was a voluntary effort to settle a lawsuit filed against it by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA), which was trying to hold the ISP responsible for illegal file-sharing by its customers.

Justice Peter Charleston approved the settlement on the condition that the music industry would also target Eircom?s competitors to avoid giving other ISPs an unfair competitive advantage.

Many file-sharers, if not choosing the simple option of merely switching ISPs, will surely turn to other nondetectable P2P methods like VPNs and Usenet to name a few.

It’s the former, VPNs, that is worth noting because it’s a rather inexpensive means of circumventing detection methods.

In fact, Swedish BitTorrent tracker the Pirate Bay is reminding Eircom customers that its VPN is ready and willing to help them in their time of need.

“IPREDator hearts Ireland,” read the homepage earlier today.

“#Failcom introduced Orwellian laws. Hide Yourself.”

Formally launched last June, IPREDator only costs about $7 bucks a month, making it a low cost option for those unable to switch ISPs ore merely want a low cost option for peace of mind.

Stay tuned.

jared@zeropaid.com

Full post as published by ZeroPaid on May 25, 2010 (boomark / email).