in which I suddenly find myself on the wrong side

[waider]

You know how people always say that trying to make ISPs enforce arbitrary filtering is like trying to make a telco block obscene calls a priori? Well, Eircom are being sued for not implementing anti-downloading measures. I feel conflicted about this: eircom are, bar none, the purveyors of my worst customer service experiences; however, I feel in this issue that they are the target of a nonsensical lawsuit. I wonder if the Irish legal system supports amicus curiae-type things submitted by members of the general public?