Supreme Court Agrees With EFF: ISPs Don't Have To Be Copyright Enforcers
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“The U.S. Supreme Court agreed with the EFF's amicus brief urging it to reject an expansive theory of secondary copyright liability.”
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— No evidence found in archive to confirm or refute the claim about the Supreme Court's stance on secondary copyright liability.
“In Cox v. Sony, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a Fourth Circuit decision that upheld a billion-dollar verdict against Cox Communications.”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify the reversal of the Fourth Circuit's decision in Cox v. Sony.
“Justice Thomas explained that contributory liability is limited to two situations: active inducement of infringement or providing a product/service tailored for infringement.”
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— No evidence found in archive to confirm Justice Thomas's explanation of contributory liability.
“The Court rejected the Fourth Circuit's broader rule that supplying a service with knowledge it may be used to infringe is sufficient for liability.”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify the Supreme Court's rejection of the Fourth Circuit's broader rule.
“The Court held that Cox Communications could not be liable because there was no evidence it encouraged or promoted infringement.”
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— No evidence found in archive to confirm the Court's finding of no liability for Cox Communications.
“The Court emphasized that general-purpose internet connectivity is capable of substantial lawful uses and should not be treated as contributory infringement.”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify the Court's statement about general-purpose internet services and contributory infringement.