"Justice Clarence Thomas stated that a provider is not liable 'for merely providing a service to the general public with knowledge that it will be used by some to infringe copyrights.' Liability arises only if the provider intended or actively encouraged the infringement."
"Cox Communications serves approximately six million subscribers and has a contractual prohibition against using their connections to distribute copyrighted content. Despite receiving 163,148 infringement notices over two years, Cox terminated only 32 subscribers for copyright infringement."
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Cox Communications is not liable for copyright infringement by its subscribers, reversing a previous appeals court decision. Major labels, including Sony Music Entertainment, had accused Cox of failing to terminate service for repeat offenders of piracy. A jury initially awarded $1 billion in damages, but this was overturned. Justice Clarence Thomas stated that a provider is only liable if it intended or encouraged infringement. Cox has around six million subscribers and has a policy against distributing copyrighted content.
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