Fotix Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 Verizon Communications is asking an appeals court to block a court order that would reveal the identity of an alleged peer-to-peer pirate to the music industry. In what is widely viewed as a test case pitting privacy against copyright laws, Verizon said on Thursday that it would file the request for a stay with the District of Columbia Court of Appeals by the end of the day. "Verizon will use every legal means to protect its subscribers' privacy," said John Thorne, a senior vice president for Verizon. "If this ruling stands, consumers will be caught in a digital dragnet, not only from record companies alleging infringement of their copyright monopolies, but from anyone who can fill out a simple form." As previously reported, Verizon has pledged to appeal the Jan. 21 decision by U.S. District Judge John Bates, which said the wording of the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) requires Verizon to give the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) the name of a Kazaa subscriber who allegedly downloaded hundreds of music recordings. An RIAA spokesman said his organization did not immediately have a response. The Full Story Source BTW, I think the RIAA website is hacked again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxBoy Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 I hope Verizon (my ISP) wins and teach the RIAA a lesson. :crazy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireRabbit Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 I hope other ISP's appeal also. The RIAA is completely ridiculous. BTW - Mods i think this is front-page worthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoMayhem Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 Screw the RIAA, I hope Verizon wins :p Verizon is really trying to protect its users privacy, this looks good to me, I dont think that most ISPs would do that :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stncttr908 Veteran Posted January 31, 2003 Veteran Share Posted January 31, 2003 Their DSL service might suck but I must respect them for watching out for their customers like this. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redestium Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 Yeah this is a good move for Verizon, gaining the trust and admiration from their customers is always a plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 gaining the trust and admiration from their customers is always a plus. And noncustomers too. Just appealing is a great way to get people to like you, every ISP should do it now! See how the RIAA likes that. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxikk Veteran Posted January 31, 2003 Veteran Share Posted January 31, 2003 i wish adelphia was as cool as verizon. but no, they are broke, and that aint no joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keldyn Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 Cheers Fotix. Posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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