April 22, 2026
Music companies that accused Verizon Communications Inc. of profiting from its customers' online piracy told a New York federal court on Wednesday that they were dropping their case, which had been paused while the U.S. Supreme Court considered similar claims against another internet service provider, Cox Communications.
July 22, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to review Cox Communications Inc.'s appeal regarding the liability of internet service providers for their customers' music piracy has prompted defendants to request stays in separate intellectual property litigation until the question is resolved, but plaintiffs say that's no reason for delays.
July 15, 2024
A group of the biggest music labels in the world is suing Verizon for allegedly profiting from what they call "pervasive" and "staggering" copyright infringement of the labels' music, saying in a complaint that the internet service provider "deliberately turned a blind eye" to music pirating on its network.