Supreme Court rejects Sony’s attempt to kick music pirates off the Internet

Sony’s 1984 Betamax win helps Cox beat Sony in important online piracy case.

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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/supreme-court-rejects-sonys-attempt-to-kick-music-pirates-off-the-internet/

RE: https://techpolicy.social/@internetsociety/116296243937904406

This is a huge win for the #Internet and #InternetAccess in general! The movie / TV industry wants to make Internet Service Providers (ISPs) responsible for policing all their subscribers and making sure they aren't downloading pirated content - and responsible for blocking those subscribers.

But... *that's not how the Internet works!*

There could be 10s, 100s, or 1000s of people behind a single IP address - all who would be blocked - but not now.

#Sony #Cox #USSupremeCourt #SupremeCourt

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: For Meta Or Worse

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/26/ctrl-alt-speech-for-meta-or-worse/

Supreme Court Will Not Hold Cox Liable in Billion Dollar Music Piracy Case

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://cordcuttersnews.com/supreme-court-will-not-hold-cox-liable-in-billion-dollar-music-piracy-case/

Yhdysvaltain korkeimmalta oikeudelta merkittävä ennakkopäätös: Operaattorit eivät ole vastuussa netitliittymien käyttäjien piratismista

Oikeusjuttu kesti kaiken kaikkiaan yli 8 vuotta. Siinä mediateollisuutta edustanut Sony syytti amerikkalaista operaattoria Coxia tekijänoikeusrikoksista, koska se ei mm. katkaissut asiakkaidensa nettiyhteyksiä, kun niiden havaittiin levittävän laitonta materiaalia verkkoon.

https://dawn.fi/uutiset/2026/03/26/korkein-oikeus-sony-vs-cox-paatos

#tekijänoikeus #sony #cox #piratismi #uutiset #teknologia #tekniikka

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Cox in its long-running lawsuit with the music industry. More than a win for the ISP, the decision could reshape the DMCA.

https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/03/25/supreme-court-rules-for-cox-weakens-dmca/

#Copyright #Cox #DMCA #SafeHarbor

The Supremes sided with an ISP instead of the music industry, ruling that Cox isn’t responsible for what its users do.

Back in 2018 Sony Music, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and dozens of other rightsholders sued Cox, arguing the company ignored over 163,000 infringement notices about subscribers illegally downloading more than 10,000 copyrighted songs.

The labels pointed to evidence that a #Cox manager overseeing piracy compliance told his team to “F the DMCA.”

A jury sided with the labels in 2019, awarding $1 billion. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals partially overturned that verdict in 2024, throwing out the vicarious liability finding but keeping the contributory infringement ruling and ordering a retrial.

The Supreme Court took up the case last June and has now reversed the remaining contributory liability finding entirely.

Fuck the #DMCA indeed.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/25/politics/music-industry-internet-supreme-court

#SupremeCourt #riaa #piracy