From the RIAA's site describing its request that a federal district court in DC enforce a subpoena [pdf] "that would require Verizon to disclose some limited information [name, address and telephone number] about the identity of a Verizon Internet subscriber who is engaged in significant copyright infringement by making files available for others without the permission of the copyright holder."  According to Wired, Verizon has refused to comply with the subpoena, citing due process concerns, and arguing that the DMCA "doesn't give [the RIAA] the right to demand the identity of individual users."

In its motion to enforce, the RIAA argued that: "Compliance with the subpoena will require only a simple and ministerial act by Verizon, putting virtually no burden on them. The Court should order Verizon to comply immediately in order to allow the rightful copyright owners the opportunity to bring a halt to the unlawful dissemination of their copyrighted works."

An article atNewYork.com: " 'We recognize that copyright holders are entitled to protection, but we're also concerned about the privacy rights of our subscribers,' said Eric Rabe, vice president of media relations for Verizon. 'We want to make sure they're protected too,' he added, particularly since this is a somewhat new area of law. Verizon is expected to file a response to the motion within a few days."