“Minister of State for Research and Innovation Sean Sherlock has become embroiled in fresh controversy over his new copyright laws after it emerged a member of a panel discussion on the legislation had been asked to step down …” (more)
[Irish Times, 2 April]
“Ireland’s largest ISP, which once resisted calls to act against illegal downloaders, has told paidContent its competitors should now join it in threatening persistent offenders with disconnection …” (more)
[Robert Andrews, paidContent, 26 March]
“The period of public consultation on the review of Irish copyright legislation has been extended by almost two months. The Copyright Review Committee said that following a large number of requests, it had decided to extend the closing date for receipt of submissions to 31 May …” (more)
[RTÉ News, 20 March]
“I follow Deputy Sean Sherlock, hoping that some part of Ireland’s creative community’s concern about copyright will rub off on the politician. As part of this educational campaign, I sincerely hope Deputy Sherlock sets aside six minutes to watch Rob Reid outline copyright math on YouTube …” (more)
[Bernie Goldbach, Inside View from Ireland, 16 March]
“Philip Soos considers the faults that plague existing copyright laws and suggests that, in an increasingly online world, we need to find more realistic options …” (more)
[Politico, 8 March]
“The Government has signed the so-called ‘SOPA’ statutory instrument into law. This is despite the lack of any substantive debate on it in the Dáil, despite the 80,000 people that signed a petition against it, despite the opposition to it from leading industry representatives …” (more)
[Stephen Donnelly TD, 7 March]
“Minister for Innovation Sean Sherlock’s move to consult with interested parties after signing into law his controversial Copyright Order has all the hallmarks of a PR exercise designed to confuse the issue and deflect criticism …” (more)
[Fianna Fáil, 6 March]
“Online consultations on a new copyright law review have begun, it was confirmed today. Minister for Research and Innovation Sean Sherlock this morning announced consultations for the work of the Copyright Review Committee, which is examining the current legislation to identify areas that might be deemed to be barriers to innovation …” (more)
[Irish Times, 5 March]
“Minister of State Sean Sherlock has recently published ‘A Copyright and Innovation White Paper’ – it’s a big read at 182 pages and I have only skimmed it …” (more)
[Joe Drumgoole, Copacetic, 2 March]
“The Irish Internet Association’s public forum on the Irish copyright review, open to members, the public and the ISP Association of Ireland (ISPAI) has gone live. Feedback from the forum will be taken into account by Innovation Minister Sean Sherlock TD and the review committee and could set the stage for new copyright laws …” (more)
[John Kennedy, Silicon Republic, 3 March]
“… The current base of CRC discussion is narrow and not cognisant of how artistic practice would be impinged by a top-down regime of copyright law. The parameters of discussion need be widened to look at the originators of works in how they expect and understand how their work is used by other artists …” (more)
[poethead, 3 March]
“A heated debate has broken out in the Irish internet community over participation in the government’s copyright review consultation process. On Wednesday, the Minister for Research and Innovation, Sean Sherlock, asked those interested in participating in the government’s copyright review consultation to contact the Irish Internet Association …” (more)
[Business Post, 2 March]
“The introduction yesterday of an amendment to the Copyright & Related Rights Acts has been in the works for a long time (posts here, here and here). The issue has generated quite a bit of heat on both sides and the Government would do well to observe that opponents to the law have not held a monopoly on intemperate comment …” (more)
[A Clatter of the Law, 1 March]
“The junior minister responsible for the introduction of a new law dubbed the ‘Irish SOPA’ has said a public consultation launched yesterday could lead to new laws which would supersede the current law – but only if ‘everybody calls off the dogs’ …” (more)
[TheJournal.ie, 1 March]
“… On the heels of flicking through an 180 page report, several lingering questions arose. I extracted those questions from the PDF file because I believe they deserve a considered response …” (more)
[Bernie Goldbach, Inside View from Ireland, 1 March]
“Record companies suffered a blow in their campaign against online music piracy, after the Data Protection Commissioner moved to block a scheme to identify illegal downloaders. The commissioner told Eircom to stop implementing an agreement whereby downloaders were to be warned about their actions …” (more)
[Tim Healy, Independent, 1 March]
“A ministerial order allowing record labels and other copyright holders to seek legal injunctions against internet service providers that allow access to websites containing copyrighted material was signed into law yesterday …” (more)
[Genevieve Carbery, Irish Times, 1 March]
“… SOPA Ireland got passed into law tonight despite the protests of 80,000 people. I ask you, what do we have to do to move the needle for the venal deadbeats that have brought this country to its knees? These people want to hand it over piecemeal to every transnational corporation who comes looks looking for a piece of the action …” (more)
[Joe Drumgoole, Copacetic, 29 February]
“The Irish Government is to conduct a review of the existing copyright laws, Innovation Minister Sean Sherlock, TD, told Siliconrepublic.com today. The recent outcry over a statutory instrument to amend the 2000 Copyright Act served to indicate the urgent need to review legislation and if necessary compose a new set of copyright laws …” (more)
[John Kennedy, Silicon Republic, 29 February]
“Four major music companies have brought a legal challenge to a notice of the Data Protection Commissioner that they fear will effectively unwind their ‘three strikes and you’re out’ agreement with Eircom aimed at fighting the widespread illegal downloading of music …” (more)
[Mary Carolan, Irish Times, 29 February]
