Something Good The Supreme Court Could Do: Finally Fix The First Amendment Problems With Platform Liability For Copyright Infringement

Something Good The Supreme Court Could Do: Finally Fix The First Amendment Problems With Platform Liability For Copyright Infringement

Below is the brief, in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment, I have been waiting my career to write, to finally tell the Supreme Court that when it comes to platform liability for their users' alleged copyright infringement, we've been doing it wrong. While I've already had a chance to tell the Supreme Court that…

CCIA Asks Supreme Court to End Outrageous Copyright Liability

Washington — The Computer & Communications Industry Association has filed a Supreme Court amicus brief in a case that could have broad liability and cost implications for internet and technology companies. CCIA pointed out in its filing that Justices now have an opportunity in the Cox v. Sony case to set clear boundaries on the scope of secondary copyright liability and associated statutory damages.  The brief points to examples of copyright dam…

i2Coalition Joins USTelecom and Alliance of Leading ISPs in Supreme Court Amicus Brief to Protect Internet Access and Clarify Limits of Secondary Copyright Liability

Washington, DC – Sep 5, 2025 — The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) today announced it co-drafted an amicus curiae brief alongside USTelecom – The Broadband Association and a broad alliance of leading Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Cox Communications, Inc., et al. v. Sony Music Entertainment, et al. (No. 24-171) now before the Supreme Court of the United States. The brief, filed in support of Petitioners, urges the Court to …

Public Knowledge Urges Supreme Court To Keep America Connected

Today, Public Knowledge filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case Cox v. Sony. The brief argues that broadband providers should not be liable for continuing to provide service to users, and should not be forced to disconnect their customers based on unverified suspicions of copyright infringement.  The brief explains that the Eastern District Court of Virginia misconstrued the law when it found that Cox was liable for …

ACA Connects Urges Supreme Court to Reverse Copyright Infringement Overreach   - ACA Connects

September 5, 2025—America’s Communications Association (ACA Connects) joined an amicus brief, led by the Common Sense Copyright Coalition, urging the Supreme Court to reverse the Fourth Circuit Court’s decision in Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment.  In the brief, ACA Connects and other ISP trade associations write that the Fourth Circuit’s decision is “burdensome, […]