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The Minister for Research and Innovation, Sean Sherlock TD, recently announced the signing into law of the European Union (Copyright and Related Rights) Regulations 2012 (the "Regulations").

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.

Following the High Court decision in EMI and Others v. UPC in October of 2010 and a consultation process which began in the summer of 2011, the Irish government have published draft legislation, which, if passed, will give rights holders the ability to take legal action against internet service providers and other intermediaries whose networks and services are being used by copyright infringers.

ISPs in the UK no longer have to shoulder the cost of implementing online blocking orders.

Recent decisions of the Irish courts show that Ireland, as a jurisdiction, is capable of responding efficiently to the changing landscape of internet copyright infringement..

Ryanair, the Irish airline, has been involved in multiple cases concerning alleged ‘screen scraping’ of its site...

A new division of Ireland's Commercial Court dedicated to intellectual property cases and disputes about complex technology has been established under a revised Order 63A of the Rules of the Superior Courts (revised Rules).

Many designers see products being marketed that look similar to goods, drawings, photographs or mock ups that they have produced in the past.

The Court of Justice of the European Union has confirmed that business owners who offer free Wi-Fi are not responsible for copyright infringement carried out by customers using their service.

The High Court has ruled against a man who had claimed that RTE and journalist Fiona Looney stole the idea for a television show, Celebrity Bainsteoir. Patrick Kinsella claimed that he presented RTE with an idea for a show called Top Coach or Top Team in August 2007.

Copyright collecting societies who collect private copying levies can bring non-payment proceedings in their own Member State, rather than suing in the jurisdiction where the person in default of payment is domiciled.

The advent of peer-to-peer file sharing has led to tension between the content and technology industries.

IP rights play a pivotal role in the protection of music and maintenance of an equitable working environment for songwriters, composers and performers. Crucially, IP rights, in particular copyright...

In Kiely v U2 Limited [2023] IEHC 153, Mr Justice O'Moore dismissed an application for interrogatories raised against Adam Clayton, the bass guitarist in U2...

Coimisiún na Meán has published guidance on the Article 40(4) Digital Services Act process, which enables Ireland's media regulator to request Very Large Online Platforms and Search Engines to provide data to vetted researchers. This novel regulatory mechanism involves complex evaluations of confidentiality concerns...

Yesterday, Mr. Justice Charleton in the Commercial division of the High Court refused to grant an injunction against an Internet Service Provider ("ISP") forcing it to take steps to prevent the illegal file-sharing of music by its customers.

On 27 July 2015, the Irish Commercial Court refused to grant an interlocutory injunction in favour of The Irish Times restraining the UK based newspaper The Times from launching a new digital Irish edition.

A recent decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union "("CJEU") has brought some clarity in respect of whether providing a ‘clickable link’ falls within the scope of copyright protection and whether providing a hyperlink constitutes an act of communication to the public pursuant to the Information Society Directive that is subject to the authorisation of the copyright holder.