Verizon 'knowingly provides its high-speed service to a massive community of online pirates,' said the complaint filed in US District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Record labels allege that 'Verizon ignored Plaintiffs' notices and buried its head in the sand' by 'continu[ing] to provide its high-speed service to thousands of known repeat infringers.'
Allegations include contributory and vicarious copyright infringement, seeking damages of up to $150,000 for each work infringed, with an implied requested damages of over $2.6 billion.
Numerous copyright lawsuits against ISPs, with Cox Communications facing a $1 billion verdict since 2019, supported by groups like Electronic Frontier Foundation for concerns over potential consequences.
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