IT Law in Ireland

One of the strongest arguments against the proposed copyright statutory instrument is that it is so vague as to make it impossible to predi...

Senior Counsel John Gordon has a clear explanation as to why Sean Sherlock's proposed copyright regulations are unnecessary in today...

I have an opinion piece in today's Irish Times arguing against current government proposals which would allow internet blocking and more...

It's been a peculiar day in relation to Ireland's SOPA . First of all, junior minister Sean Sherlock said on lunchtime radio tha...

My heart sank when I saw this tweet a few minutes ago: Ireland has angered the hive, we will be reporting all attacks through this accoun...

What's this all about? Long story short: the Irish government plans, before the end of January , to bring in a law which would allow ...

[23.01.12 Hello Redditors! Here's a FAQ with more information.] Adrian Weckler has a worrying piece on government proposals for bloc...

The publicity and success of the anti-SOPA campaign in the US has put internet blocking on the agenda worldwide and Paul Quigley's exce...

Today's Irish Times confirms that the litigation is intended to put pressure on the government in drafting a statutory instrument to a...

The long suffering Irish taxpayer will be delighted to learn that the music industry has joined the queue of those seeking a payout and ...

Blogging has been light in the run up to Christmas and the New Year but there have been a few recent developments which deserve to be not...

This time last year I blogged about Bonnier Audio v. Perfect Communication , the Swedish case which questioned whether data retained u...

I'm delighted to be chairing a conference on copyright reform this Friday (21st October) and would encourage anyone with an interest in...

It's well known that internet blocking is easy to circumvent. Ofcom in today's report "Site Blocking" to reduce online cop...

Yesterday's decision in Twentieth Century Fox v. BT (PDF) introduces mandatory web blocking for the first time in the UK and unsurprisi...

It's been a busy few days for copyright law in Ireland. First the important decision in Koger v. HWM , and now the landmark decision in ...

”Child pornography is great,” the speaker at the podium declared enthusiastically. ”It is great because politicians understand child pornogr...

In an important (but surprisingly poorly publicised) decision two weeks ago a Norwegian court dealt a blow to music industry attempts to for...

According to today's Irish Times the music industry's litigation against BT Ireland has been settled. Terms of the agreement weren...

The Courts.ie website now has the full text of the judgment by Charleton J. in EMI Records v. Eircom where an order was made against Eircom...