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Fri 01 Jan 2009Irish record firms take case over illegal downloads
AN EIRCOM official told colleagues they should think of music piracy as “sharing” and “helping the health and good living of rich cocaine-sniffing rock stars by leaving them with less free money to spend on sex and drugs”, the High Court heard yesterday.
Michael McDowell SC, for four record companies which claim Eircom should be compelled by the court to take measures to prevent the use of its networks for the illegal free downloading of music, said such music piracy was costing record companies here up to €14 million a year.
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