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On 27 June 2012, EMI Records (Ireland) Ltd, Sony Music Entertainment Ireland Ltd, Universal Music Ireland Ltd and Warner Music Ireland Ltd secured a court order in the Commercial Court quashing a notice issued by the Data Protection Commissioner (the “Commissioner”) directing eircom to cease using the “three strikes” system which is aimed at preventing the illegal downloading of music
In an Irish High Court judgment delivered on 26 February 2010, Mr Justice Michael Hanna ruled that Ryanair's online "Terms of Use", and in particular, the exclusive jurisdiction clause contained therein (which provided that the courts of the Republic of Ireland would have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of any dispute) were binding, and constituted an "agreement" for the purposes of Article 23 of the Brussels Regulation
The European Commission has recently undertaken an "EU sweep" to identify whether websites selling electronic goods in Member States are compliant with EU consumer protection laws
