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Music labels sue Verizon for more than $2.6 billion
Verizon is the RIAA’s latest music piracy target.
The labels say they’ve sent “nearly 350,000 infringement notices” to Verizon since 2020, alleging that the company ignored people repeatedly cited for illegally sharing files because they pay more for faster, better internet service. The suit charges Verizon with both contributory and vicarious copyright infringement, asking the judge to award labels the maximum penalty for every track on their list as well as attorney’s fees. Previous copyright battles have included Viacom vs. YouTube, with the latter arguing successfully that it qualified for the DMCA’s “Safe Harbor” provision, while a$1 billion judgment against Cox Communications was overturned on appeal with the court saying the ISP didn’t profit by ignoring music piracy.
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