""A company is not liable as a copyright infringer for merely providing a service to the general public with knowledge that it will be used by some to infringe copyrights," Justice Clarence Thomas writes in his opinion."
""Cox simply provided Internet access, which is used for many purposes other than copyright infringement.""
""Copyright law must protect creators and markets from harmful infringement and policymakers should look closely at the impact of this ruling," says Mitch Glazier, chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America."
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Cox Communications is not responsible for illegal music downloads by its users. The case stemmed from a lawsuit by major record labels, including Sony Music, which claimed Cox allowed 60,000 subscribers to illegally download over 10,000 songs. A previous jury found Cox liable, awarding $1 billion in damages, but an appeals court overturned this. Other ISPs supported Cox, arguing that holding ISPs accountable for user actions could threaten free speech and impose undue burdens on service providers.
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