Alternative ISPs and web hosting companies (Was: [ILUG] Eircom surrenders)

[Mr Michele Neylon :: Blacknight]

On 29 Jan 2009, at 22:15, David De La Harpe Golden wrote:

> FRLinux wrote:
>> On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 9:41 PM, Kingsley G. Morse Jr. <change at nas.com 
>> > wrote:
>>> I agree, and would like to see a list of
>>> alternative ISPs and web hosting companies.
>> So, did anyone miss the bit where they said they'd seek the same
>> agreement with other ISPs ?
>> Steph
>
> That doesn't necessarily mean they'll actually get it.  Being  
> something of a pessimist, I kind of expect several other Irish ISPs  
> to cave in practice, of course, but they mightn't all do so, as per  
> the irish times article:
>
> Ronan Lupton, chairman of Alto, which represents telecoms operators  
> other than Eircom, said the agreement “is not one enforceable on the  
> rest of the industry given the direct nature of the action against  
> Eircom”.

The agreement / settlement is with Eircom. Period

IRMA had ample opportunity to liase with ISPs  without going down the  
legal route, but they chose the legal option

None of the ISPs have any interest in policing their users and if IRMA  
et al want to go down that route they'll probably have to do so with  
each and every ISP and it won't  happen overnight


Mr Michele Neylon
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