| VZ may just be talking to satisfy RIAA Kicking people off the network costs VZ money, both in potential lost revenue after the customer disconnects, and in actually executing the process of booting someone off. Having worked in several VZ-sized companies, I know that they tend to look at any task as requiring 30 minutes of time, which equates to half of some employee's hourly wage, and that productivity cost adds up quickly.
So, VZ may not yet be interested in actually following through on booting customers for DMCA violations, but to avoid making an enemy of the entertainment industry, they at least need to make a show of supporting the industry's position on the issue. |
