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SCOTUS: The Supreme Court today will take up a closely watched copyright case that could redefine when broadband ISPs can be held liable for their customers’ online piracy. Cox Communications, a regional ISP with about 6.5 million subscribers, wants the Court to reverse a lower court that held ISPs may face contributory liability for continuing to serve subscribers known to engage in infringement by using file-sharing software like BitTorrent to download music and other copyrighted works for free. The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit was a victory for dozens of music publishers and record companies led by Sony Music Entertainment. A reversed $1 billion jury award against Cox is not before the Court today. (More after paywall.)
