US Edition2 Cases Show Supreme Court Isn't Holding ISPs Responsible for Piracy
The justices vacated a ruling that could have forced Grande to cut off accused pirates, sending the dispute back after a recent Cox precedent.
- On Tuesday, the Supreme Court vacated a Fifth Circuit ruling that could have forced Grande Communications to terminate broadband subscribers accused of piracy, remanding the case for reconsideration in light of the Cox Communications decision.
- In October 2024, the Fifth Circuit held Grande liable for contributory copyright infringement in a lawsuit brought by record labels Universal, Warner, and Sony, with the ISP facing a $46.8 million damages verdict.
- The decision follows a precedent-setting ruling last month where the Supreme Court threw out a Fourth Circuit judgment against Cox Communications, establishing that companies are not liable for providing services to the public even if some users infringe copyrights.
- Eric Goldman, an associate dean for research and professor at Santa Clara University School of Law, said the Supreme Court's rulings "upended decades of fairly well-settled precedent" without clear justification for the legal shift.
- Goldman does not expect the Grande case to have much impact on internet customers, meaning ISPs will likely maintain their current piracy policies and restrictions despite the Supreme Court's shift in liability standards.
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