ISP Appeals RIAA Song-swapper Subpoena
News Verizon will use every legal means to protect its subscribers' privacy," said John Thorne, a senior vice president for Verizon. As previously reported, Verizon has pledged to appeal the 21 January decision by US district judge John Bates, who said...
[January 31, 2003, 7:54]
ISP Gets Deadline For Identifying Alleged File Trader
News Today's ruling goes far beyond the interests of large copyright monopolists -- such as the RIAA -- in enforcing its copyrights," Verizon senior vice president John Thorne said in a statement. Verizon cannot demonstrate that it has a substantial...
[April 25, 2003, 7:48]
Mail Room
News Derek Thorne I wish I knew what John Dvorak looked like, or when he was born -- though from his "girly" article, it's not hard to guess that it must have been way, way before the fifties (certainly way before Steve Jobs).
[July 30, 1999, 16:48]
Vonage Wins Reprieve Over Customer Sign-up
News Verizon deputy general counsel John Thorne said he expected the verdict would be upheld on appeal, which he said the court has decided to hear within two months. The expedited schedule will accomplish the same thing that a partial stay of the...
[April 25, 2007, 8:52]
Vonage Seeks Retrial In Verizon Patent Case
News Verizon deputy general counsel John Thorne dismissed the latest Vonage action and said his company planned to file a brief in response on Wednesday. A pivotal US Supreme Court ruling designed to make it easier to challenge obvious patents prompted...
[May 2, 2007, 8:15]

