Verizon Wants ISP Music Piracy Suit Paused Until Justices Rule

Verizon asked a federal judge to pause a music industry lawsuit that seeks to hold it liable for not terminating subscribers repeatedly accused of music piracy until the US Supreme Court decides a similar case.

The high court’s ultimate decision in the case involving Cox Communications Inc.—which it agreed to hear late last month— “will control this court’s decision” on the internet service provider’s liability for its users’ actions, the request for a stay in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York said. Verizon Communications Inc. noted that the US Solicitor General had advocated to the ...