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Should Internet Providers Be the New Copyright Police? The Supreme Court Takes Up Cox v. Sony Music
November 3, 2025By Victoria Reyes
In a blockbuster case now before the Supreme Court, an Internet Service Provider (“ISP”), Cox Communications (“Cox”), faces liability for its users’ mass piracy of recorded music, a verdict that threatens to fundamentally reshape the boundaries of contributory copyright liability.[i] The Fourth Circuit upheld Cox’s liability for contributory infringement, while vacating its vicarious liability and […]
