Verizon Communications faced tough questions from a federal judge on Friday as the telecommunications giant sought to resist being drafted as the recording industry’s copyright policeman.
Verizon argued that it should not have to kick off customers who use “peer to peer” services like Kazaa and Morpheus to download songs for free, and should not be required to monitor its users’ activities. This court case came to light after Verizon refused to disclose the identity of a user who is believed by RIAA to have downloaded over 600 mp3 songs illegally.
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