Justice Charleton hearing file sharing case
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The much anticipated file sharing case EMI & Ors v UPC began this morning in the Commercial Court before Mr Justice Charleton.
The choice of Judge is of interest to the case in light of his recent decision in the related EMI Records & Ors -v- Eircom Ltd case, where he approved the "three strikes" policy by Eircom (see previous entry) from a data protection perspective.
In these proceedings, he will address the substantive issue of whether UPC can be held accountable for illegal filseharing carried out by its subscribers. This landmark case is being closely watched by observers both at home and abroad - we will post on developments as they occur.
