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Record labels sue Verizon for not disconnecting pirates’ Internet service | Lawsuit: One user's IP address was identified in 4,450 infringement notices.

Lawsuit: One user's IP address was identified in 4,450 infringement notices.

Major record labels sued Verizon on Friday, alleging that the Internet service provider violated copyright law by continuing to serve customers accused of pirating music. Cox received support from groups such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which warned that the big money judgment could cause broadband providers to disconnect people from the Internet based only on accusations of copyright infringement. "Yet rather than taking any steps to address its customers' illegal use of its network, Verizon deliberately chose to ignore Plaintiffs' notices, willfully blinding itself to that information and prioritizing its own profits over its legal obligations."

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