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Verizon Faces Music Piracy Lawsuit From Major Labels: ‘Buried Its Head In The Sand’
Verizon faces a music piracy lawsuit filed by labels Universal, Warner and Sony, who accuse the telecom giant of allowing subscribers to steal music.
The three major record labels are suing Verizon over allegations that the telecom giant effectively encouraged its internet subscribers to steal copyrighted music on a “staggering” scale. “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.” The company has allegedly received “hundreds of thousands” of notices of illegal file-sharing by specific subscribers, the lawsuit says, but “deliberately refused to take action” so that it could “continue to collect millions of dollars from them.”
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