Potentially seeking billions in damages, the music companies say Verizon refused to crack down on "blatant" piracy by its users.
The annual report by the U.S. Trade Representative notes many e-commerce and social platforms did implement "new anti-counterfeiting tools" last year.
Artists who want to keep their work private have to contend with email phishing, cloud hacking, and more.
In a letter to the U.S. Trade Representative, the RIAA says certain AI vocal cloning sites, like Voicify.ai, infringe on their members' copyrights and rights of publicity.
The new service aims to help protect 90% of the world's music from “the pervasive issue of Illegal musical content online."
"There has been a stunning reversal in progress in the war to limit consumer access to unlicensed music," says researcher Russ Crupnick.
While TV/film continues to struggle with piracy, for music it's hardly the problem it once was thanks to the industry's approach to streaming.
With a trial set for next week, YouTube's accuser wants an emergency pause while she seeks to overturn a ruling that dramatically reduced the size of the case.
The case claimed that YouTube offers tools like Content ID to record labels but refuses to allow “ordinary" copyright owners to use them.
Stream-ripping is the most prevalent form of music piracy in the States, the world's third largest market for piracy, according to a report from MUSO.
