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Last summer several major music companies filed a lawsuit against Internet provider RCN. Helped by the RIAA, they argued that the ISP turned a blind eye to pirating subscribers. The lawsuit is in many regards similar to the ones against other ISPs, such as Cox, Grande, and Charter, which were all accused of failing to […]
News Internet provider Cox Communications is currently on trial, where several major music companies accuse it of not doing enough to curb piracy. Now that both parties have presented their arguments, the ISP is asking the court to step in, instead of leaving crucial piracy liability questions up to the jury. Regular Internet providers are […]
In March several major music companies sued Charter Communications, one of the largest Internet providers in the US with 22 million subscribers. Helped by the RIAA, Capitol Records, Warner Bros, Sony Music, and others accused Charter of deliberately turning a blind eye to its pirating subscribers. Among other things, they argued that the ISP failed to terminate […]
Internet provider Cox Communications has asked a Virginia federal court to rule that it’s not liable for pirating customers. The company points out that the evidence, gathered on behalf of the RIAA, is fatally flawed. The music companies., however, disagree and request a summary judgment that will hold Cox liable for the alleged infringements. Last […]
After more than a decade in court, the legal dispute between anti-piracy group BREIN and Usenet provider News-Service.com has landed on the desk of the European Court of Justice. The Dutch Supreme Court referred questions to the EU court seeking clarification on several piracy liability related issues. In 2009, anti-piracy group BREIN took News-Service Europe (NSE) […]
The U.S. Government’s Copyright Office is continuing its review on the future of the DMCA’s safe harbor provisions. It’s specifically asking the public for input on recent domestic and international developments that relate to ISP liability, including Article 13 and pirate site blocking. In 2016, the U.S. Government launched a public consultation to evaluate the […]