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Verizon Wants Major Labels Piracy Lawsuit Thrown Out of Court: ‘Legally Deficient’
Verizon wants a music piracy lawsuit filed by the major labels dismissed, calling the record companies' case “legally deficient."
Verizon is firing back at a lawsuit filed by the major record labels over allegations of “staggering” piracy on its network, arguing that music companies cannot trot out the “same playbook” they used to win a billion-dollar judgment against another internet service provider. But in a motion to dismiss the case on Friday (Sept. 6), Verizon blasted the “legally deficient” premise of the lawsuit: That an ISP itself can be held liable over the sins of its users. The new case is the latest in a long line of major lawsuits aimed at forcing internet service providers to take more proactive steps to eliminate piracy on their networks.
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