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#SCOTUS Sides With #InternetProvider in #Copyright Fight Over #PiratedMusic

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

The #SupremeCourt unanimously said on Wednesday that a major internet provider could not be held liable for the #piracy of thousands of songs online in a closely watched copyright clash.

#law #IntellectualProperty #business
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/us/politics/supreme-court-cox-music-copyright.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

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.

The New York Times

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Nonilex 1d ago

#Music labels & publishers sued Cox Communications in 2018, saying the company had failed to cut off the #internet connections of subscribers who had been repeatedly flagged for illegally downloading & distributing copyrighted music.

At issue for #SCOTUS was whether providers could be held legally responsible & required to pay steep damages—a billion dollars or more in Cox’s case—if they knew that customers were pirating music but did not take sufficient steps to terminate their access.

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lin11c

@Nonilex
They should pay. They can afford it. Of course the "Supremes" allow corporate theft. They know that music creators don't have the means to fight back.