Matthew Rimmer
US Supreme Court leans toward internet service providers in copyright battle with nation’s music industry https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/01/politics/supreme-court-record-labels-internet #SCOTUS #copyright #safeharbor #DMCA
Internet service providers warn of mass disconnections in Supreme Court battle with record labels

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in a major copyright dispute that internet service providers warn could force millions of Americans offline and turn companies that provide connectivity into “internet police.”

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Cox Communications v Sony Entertainment - US Supreme Court seems dubious of billion-dollar judgment for copyright infringement https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/12/court-seems-dubious-of-billion-dollar-judgment-for-copyright-infringement/ #copyright #safeharbor #USlaw #USpol
Court seems dubious of billion-dollar judgment for copyright infringement

The arguments yesterday, Dec. 1, in Cox Communications v. Sony Entertainment confronted one of the central features of internet behavior as it has developed this century: the seemingly ineradicable interest of users […]

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Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/case-files/cox-communications-inc-v-sony-music-entertainment/ #copyright #music #safeharbor #DMCA #uspol #uslaw
Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment

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Quick Reactions to the Cox v. Sony Music Oral Argument https://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/2025/12/quick-reactions-to-the-cox-v-sony-music-oral-argument/ #copyright #music #safeharbor #DMCA #uspol #uslaw
Quick Reactions to the Cox v. Sony Music Oral Argument – Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog

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'The U.S. Supreme Court grappled on Monday with a bid by Cox Communications to avoid financial liability in a major music copyright lawsuit by record labels that accused the internet service provider of enabling its customers to pirate thousands of songs.' https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-supreme-court-hear-copyright-dispute-between-cox-record-labels-2025-12-01/
'The justices appeared skeptical of Cox's assertion that its mere awareness of user piracy could not justify holding it liable for copyright infringement. They also questioned whether holding Cox liable for failing to cut off infringers could impact a wide range of innocent internet users.' #copyright #music #safeharbor #uslaw #uspol