Liable "only if it intended that the provided service be used for infringement"

8 years in the making, The US Supreme Court affirms that a provider is merely... a provider, and not complicit in the illegal acts that some of it's subscribers engage in.

You would think that this was a matter of common sense, but where deep pockets are involved... Well, Read on young Grasshoppa*, and while you're at it, *try to snatch the pebble from my hand. That's the lay version in common sense language.

For what it's worth, I say, Boom Shakalaka BOOM 💥 Mic Drop 🎤

For the dry, definitive version of the article you can read the actual unanimous ruling itself HERE

#tallship #SCOTUS #justice #piracy #ISP

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