Music labels sue Verizon for more than $2.6B

>the big money judgment could cause broadband providers to disconnect people from the Internet based only on accusations of copyright infringement.

This is exactly how it should be.

The real answer is for all ISP's to get together and completely disconnect anyone who files a copyright infringement lawsuit.

>"It is well-established law that if a party materially assists someone it knows is engaging in copyright infringement, that party is fully liable for the infringement as if it had infringed directly," the lawsuit said.

Obviously this is the heart of the problem and needs to change drastically.

Maybe if each ISP puts up a couple billion in advance (instead of waiting to be sued for it), they could build an unstoppable legal fund and lobbyist campaign that will bring the Congress around to neutralizing this kind of trolling permanently.

Or now with the recent Supreme Court decision questioning the validity of many regulatory bodies' rulemaking, at least determine the new current legal validity of any related copyright regulations that were not explicitly enumerated by Congress to begin with.

> Infringing subscribers were drawn to Verizon’s services both because of its lax policies concerning copyright infringement and faster internet speeds that facilitated the use of P2P protocols for those willing to pay more.

OK, so fast broadband creates civil liability because it facilitates the use of P2P protocols. I suppose this means fast motorcycle manufacturers are liable for bank robbery getaways. /s