The United States Supreme Court announced that it will take the case of copyright for the landmarks between COX Communications and the music industry This has been bounced between the courts since 2018.
The lawsuit was originally filed against Cox in 2018 by a group of more than 50 music companies – including major international stickers, Warner, Sony and its publishing weapons – about whether Cox allows its online customers to download music illegally.
A jury was originally found for music companies in 2019, granting it one billion dollars as compensation. This decision was partial It turned against the appeal last year. The Court of Appeal wrote in its ruling that while Cox was still on the hook “violating a deliberate contribution”, it reflected the “ruling of the deputy commitment”, which calls for “a new trial on damage because Cox did not benefit from the actions of the participants in its violation, which is a legal condition for alternative responsibility.”
Specifically, music companies originally accused Cox of ignoring the notifications sent to them regarding copyright violations of their customers and allowing these customers to continue to use their Internet service despite the notifications. “The amount is fair and excessive,” Cox replied at the time.
In a statement to diverseThe American Registration Industry Association (RIAA) interacted with the Supreme Court news, which was mentioned for the first time Reuters. “We are confident that in the full review of the registry, the court-such as the trial and the courts of appeal before that-that Cox’s intentional failure to follow the well-stable law contributed to a major violation of the copyright rights of the prosecutors and the case will be returned to the Court of trial to determine the final damage.”
Similar cases were presented against a number of American Internet service providers, but the water rule against Cox made it stand out between them.
“The ISPS conference is fortified with cash responsibility if they are behaving with the amendment of responsibility – that is, they impose real consequences on users who violate the rights of creators over and over again,” and continued the RIAA statement.
The Supreme Court will hear the case during the month of October condition.
