Verizon Gets Cozy With P2P File-Sharers

March 14th, 2008 in Technology / Telecom
Verizon Gets Cozy With P2P File-Sharers (AP)

Sun glints off a Verizon store sign in a Portland, Ore. file photo Oct. 30, 2006. Verizon Communications Inc. has broken ranks with the industry and is set to announce Friday that it plans to help its users share files faster -- at least those who do it legally. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

(AP) -- Peer-to-peer file sharing, the primary vehicle for online piracy, has been as unpopular with Internet service providers as it has been popular with users.

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