Supreme Court sides with Cox Communications in a copyright fight with record labels over downloads - AP News

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Supreme Court Sides With Internet Provider in Copyright Fight Over Pirated Music

Leading music labels sued Cox Communications for failing to terminate accounts of subscribers flagged for distributing copyrighted music.

By Ann E. Marimow

Supreme Court finds internet service providers not liable for users’ pirated music

The Supreme Court weighed the responsibility of internet services providers when users exchange pirated music

By Julian Mark

Supreme Court sides with Cox Communications in a copyright fight with record labels over downloads

Supreme Court Rules Against Record Labels in $1 Billion Cox Communications Piracy Case

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Cox Communications cannot be held liable for music piracy committed by its users, rejecting a billion-dollar lawsuit filed by major labels. Along with dozens of other rights-holders, Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music initially sued Cox Communications — the largest unit of privately owned Cox […]

By Steven J. Horowitz

Supreme Court Overturns $1 Billion Judgment in Music Piracy Case, Setting Back Major Labels

"A company is not liable as a copyright infringer for merely providing a service to the general public with knowledge that it will be used by some to infringe copyrights," Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas wrote.

By Ethan Millman

Supreme Court Limits ISPs' Liability For Online Piracy

Supreme Court Limits ISPs' Liability For Online Piracy The Supreme Court on Tuesday sharply curtailed when internet service providers can be held liable for copyright infringement committed by their subscribers, handing a major victory to broadband companies and dealing a setback to Sony Music Entertainment and other major labels seeking to combat online piracy. In a 7-2 decision (with Justices Sotomayor and Jackson concurring only in the judgment), the justices ruled that Co...

By Tyler Durden