Verizon May Cozy Up to the RIAA

November 13th, 2009 admin

Verizon may be joining the ranks of Internet service providers that send subscribers who illegally download or upload music files notices on behalf of the Recording Industry of America, according to sources who spoke with CNet . Verizon has not responded to my questions on this issue, but the CNet story says the letters will only notify subscribers that they may have erred; it will not threaten them with disconnection. We covered this trend last March when AT&T began experimenting with these letters: AT&T reached out today to let me know that it doesn’t issue take-down notices to its …


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