Judge Orders Verizon to Turn Over User Info to RIAA "ISP's must abide by music industry requests to track down computer users who illegally download music, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The decision upheld the recording industry's powers under a 1998 law to compel Verizon Communications to identify one of its Internet subscribers who was suspected of illegally trading music or movies online. Verizon promised Tuesday to appeal and said it would not immediately provide its customer's identity."