According to And a group of other music labels claimed that Cox Communications should hold its customers responsible for repeatedly violating copyright laws. COX, which provides internet service to 6 million homes and businesses, said if it found the cause, it could cut access to the Internet.

WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR: In 2019, a court ruled against Cox and awarded Sony $1 billion in damages for the issue of 10,017 songs. An appeals court threw out the money award and ordered a new trial based on the reduced offenses. Cox turned to Scotus, arguing against the earlier ruling that it involved “actually contributing to the violation,” and said that a new conviction could result in a greater punishment.

The ARGUMENTS

• The music labels stated that Cox had been sent numerous notices to the IP addresses that infringed on the copyright and refused to act. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, AKA DMCA (SHOXT-OUT SA NAPSTE)
• COX said that courts have previously said that, for contributory infringement, companies must have known of the intrusions and additional illegalities, which COX says it did not do. Per Reuters, the Justices as doubting in that argument.

Lots of interest in Tech:Google and X Backing Cox, with X stating that if creators sue AI platforms when people use their technology, the company “can’t choose their actions

don’t worry, Scotus isn’t expected to rule until the summer, so there’s still plenty of time to add house illegal music on your laptop.-not

This report is Originally published by Morning brew.