Fact is indeed stranger than fiction. You’d scarcely credit that the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA), which represents the major record labels (Sony, Warner Music, EMI, and Universal) could wield so much power.
But, according to The Register, they’re taking BT Communications Ireland and UPC Communications Ireland to court in order to have them accept a three-strikes-you’re-out policy for illegal file sharers.
They’ve already beaten down the country’s biggest ISP, Eircom, which not only agreed the three strikes policy, but also to block sites the organization doesn’t approve, such as Pirate Bay.
