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Supreme Court sides with Cox Communications in a copyright fight with record labels over downloads
The Court ruled Cox lacked intent to encourage piracy despite 163,148 infringement notices and overturned a $1 billion verdict against the ISP for user copyright violations.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Cox Communications cannot be held liable for subscriber copyright infringement, reversing lower court rulings and nullifying a $1 billion verdict that clarified internet service provider liability standards.
- Sony Music Entertainment and other major record labels sued Cox in 2018, alleging the ISP failed to terminate repeat infringers; a Virginia jury initially awarded the labels $1 billion in damages for contributory infringement.
- Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that Cox 'neither induced its users' infringement nor provided a service tailored to infringement,' emphasizing that mere knowledge of piracy is insufficient to establish the intent required for contributory liability.
- The Recording Industry Association of America expressed disappointment, stating the ruling undermines protections for creators, while Cox called the decision a 'decisive victory' preventing ISPs from being forced to act as 'copyright police.'
- Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, concurred but warned the ruling 'unnecessarily limits secondary liability,' shifting pressure toward rights holders to pursue direct suits or seek new legislative action.
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U.S. Supreme Court sides with Cox Communications in a copyright fight with record labels over downloads
he Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with internet service provider Cox Communications in its copyright fight with record labels over illegal music downloads by Cox customers.
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Supreme Court sides with internet service provider Cox in fight with record labels over pirated music
The US Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday Cox Communications cannot be held liable for piracy by its internet service subscribers of songs owned by Sony Music, Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group and other labels, ending their billion-dollar-plus music copyright lawsuit.
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