Verizon has vowed to continue its fight to refuse to reveal the identity of one
of its punters accused of pirating music, claming the matter could have a
"chilling effect" on Internet users.
Its continued stand for online
privacy comes as a US judge upheld an earlier decision forcing Verizon to hand
over the information. Verizon has 14 days to surrender the data although it is
embarking on a last-ditch appeal to try and get the decision blocked.
The case stems from lawsuit filed last summer by the Recording Industry Ass. of
America (RIAA). The RIAA demanded that Verizon Online handed over the name of a
customer it alleged held illegal copies of copyrighted music files.
Verizon refused to comply. In January, a court ruled that it had to hand
over the information to the RIAA. Verizon appealed against that decision
although this was rejected yesterday.
Article Source The Register
Posted on Friday, 25 April 2003 @ 10:49:10 UTC by cj (1638 reads) [ Trackback ]
