Record labels including Universal, Capitol, Warner, and Sony are suing Verizon for 'contributory and vicarious copyright infringement,' alleging Verizon knowingly supports online piracy by providing services to infringers.
Plaintiffs claim Verizon ignored copyright infringement notices, benefiting financially from alleged infringers by not terminating their accounts, potentially facing damages up to $2.6 billion for 17,335 titles.
Similar to Cox Communications case, where a jury initially awarded $1 billion in damages but an appeals court overturned it, legal battles between record labels and internet providers continue.
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