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Verizon Wireless Ordered To Disclose Names
POSTED: 1:27 p.m. EDT April 28, 2003
CLEVELAND -- If you or someone you know has a lyrical cell phone ring tone, beware.
Troubleshooter Chris Caswell reported that one phone company has two weeks to cough up the identity of customers suspected of downloading pop music for those tones.
Verizon Wireless must name names or face serious legal trouble.
Downloading music from the Internet isn't new, and neither is the case.
In January, a U.S. district court judge ordered Verizon to reveal the names of two people accused of alleged copyright infringement.
Verizon refused and filed an appeal, arguing the customers' identities should be protected for privacy issues.
The same judge has now ruled Verizon must name those and other customers taking the music online or prepare for prosecution.
The ruling is a victory for the recording industry, which has been trying to bust up unauthorized song swapping on the Internet for several years.
Troubleshooter Chris Caswell reported that one phone company has two weeks to cough up the identity of customers suspected of downloading pop music for those tones.
Verizon Wireless must name names or face serious legal trouble.
Downloading music from the Internet isn't new, and neither is the case.
In January, a U.S. district court judge ordered Verizon to reveal the names of two people accused of alleged copyright infringement.
Verizon refused and filed an appeal, arguing the customers' identities should be protected for privacy issues.
The same judge has now ruled Verizon must name those and other customers taking the music online or prepare for prosecution.
The ruling is a victory for the recording industry, which has been trying to bust up unauthorized song swapping on the Internet for several years.
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- September 26, 2002: Experts: Government Is Invading People's Privacy
- March 11, 2002: Download Music To Your Cell Phone
- January 20, 2002: What Should Consumers Look For In Cell Phones?
- November 1, 2001: More Parents Buying Cell Phones For Teens
- July 26, 2001: If Cell Phone Rings In Court, You'll Pay $100
- July 2, 2001: New Cell Phones Could Be Disposable
- May 25, 2001: What You Should Know About Cellular Phones
- March 9, 2001: Survey: People Unsatisfied With Cell Phones
- November 15, 2000: Learn Lessons In Cell Phone Etiquette
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