Irish ISPs look to bottom line

Irish ISPs have agreed not to fight music industry efforts to get the details of suspected file sharers. It's just business. Fighting legal battles on behalf of the privacy of customers doesn't provide a short term positive contribution to sharerholders' returns. It's simpler, at least in the short term, to come to an accommodation with the music companies and work out some process whereby the details can be requested and handed over. If the volume of requests becomes large, however, the ISPs might find themselves reviewing the administrative cost involved. One to watch I would think.