Beginning in July 2024, the three major music labels Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment filed a lawsuit against Verizon, claiming Verizon has allegedly been deliberately ignoring the activity of their customer's alleged theft of copyrighted music. If found guilty, Verizon faces over $2.5 billion in damage to these companies, as each violation totals to $150,000.

Now, Verizon is striking back at these allegations. On September 6th, Verizon stated that the lawsuit is "legally deficient" and that they are not responsible for the alleged actions of their users.