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Supreme Court makes it harder for music and movie makers to sue for online piracy

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Supreme Court makes it harder for music and movie makers to sue for online piracy - Click here to listen to this article - Share via - In a 9-0 decision, the justices threw out Sony’s lawsuit and a $1-billion verdict against Cox Cable for copyright infringement. - Sony’s lawyers pointed to hundreds of thousands of instances of Cox customers sharing copyrighted works. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court...
**Steelman**: The Supreme Court ruling in favor of Cox Communications reflects a shift in online piracy liability for internet providers, ensuring that they are not held liable if they do not intend for their service to be used for copyright infringement. **Patterns detected**: Ambiguity (the decision is limited to "contributory" copyright infringement cases), Motte-and-Bailey (the court's ruling creates a distinction between intentional and unintentional infringement). **Root Cause**: This deci...