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On 27 June 2012, Mr Justice Charleton gave his decision in the judicial review action taken by the Irish recording companies to prevent the graduated response system (GRS) agreed with eircom, the largest ISP in Ireland, being shut down as illegal
In long running litigation brought by the recording industry the Irish High Court has declined to grant an injunction requiring UPC, an internet service provider, to put in place measures to prevent the illegal filesharing of sound recordings by its subscribers
PPI, the official licensing and collection body for sound recording producers, is seeking a declaration that Ireland, by adopting section 97 of the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 (the "Act"), is in breach of its obligation to properly implement the Rental Directive, and seeks damages accordingly
