Verizon to Hollywood: 'We Won't Help You Fight Piracy'
Date : 2008 02 05 Category : Web News
Refuses to take on the role of traffic cop, and says that it generally sees increased traffic as a "good thing."
In a recent interview, Tom Tauke, Verizon’s executive vice president for public affairs, criticizes Hollywood's efforts to get ISPs like AT&T to begin identifying and preventing copyrighted material from being illegally shared on its network.
Verizon seemingly acknowledges the fallacy of trying to monitor and police traffic on its broadband network, as well as the futility of even the most well financed efforts in doing so.