Internet Access Providers Can Be Contributorily Liable for Subscribers’ Infringements–Sony Music v. Cox
Eric Goldman
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
As I’ve previously written, for many years after the DMCA passed, everyone assumed that 17 USC 512(a) completely shielded Internet access providers from liability for subscribers’ copyright infringements. If 512(a) provided full immunity, the Copyright Alert System was unnecessary and pernicious to both IAPs and their subscribers.
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