Porn copyright troll sues Verizon, angry it won't cough up user names

Once the lawyers prosecuting these cases can get names of people who they can level their accusations against, they know at least a percentage are going to pay up. It's telling that the sweet spot for mass-copyright suits is pornography; it strongly suggests a strategy of deterring defendants from fighting cases by embarrassing them.

The ISPs have vast legal resources, and being brought directly into the legal fight may actually encourage them to fight against copyright trolling even harder. That's especially true since the practice has been generally disfavored by judges thus far.