A jury has found Grande Communications, LLC contributorily liable for willful copyright infringement of 1,403 copyrighted works owned by a group of record labels. The jury awarded the labels $46.7 million in statutory damages.
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Federal Court Issues Injunction Requiring All U.S. ISPs To Block Access To Three Illegal Streaming Websites
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District Of New York has issued an injunction ordering all ISPs providing service in the U.S. to block access to three websites found to be infringing copyrights.
Cox Communications Claims Sony Lied About Evidence To Obtain $1 Billion DMCA Copyright Infringement Verdict
Cox Communications has filed a motion For Relief From Judgment claiming the $1 billion judgment against it for copyright infringement in Sony v. Cox Communications was based on false evidence.
Mid-Month News Update - June 1-15 - Broadband, USF, FCC, Copyright Lawsuits, Google, & More
An update on news from June 1 - 15, 2021.
Another DMCA Lawsuit: Record Labels Sue ISP Frontier Communications For Copyright Infringement
Fifteen record companies have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against ISP Frontier Communications, alleging Frontier is secondarily liable for its broadband subscribers’ direct infringement.
NTCA, CTIA, & USTelecom Tell Fourth Circuit To Overturn Decision Finding Cox Communications Liable For Subscribers’ Copyright Infringement
NTCA, CTIA, and USTelecom have jointly filed an amicus brief in Sony v. Cox urging the Fourth Circuit to overturn the lower court decision finding Cox secondarily liable for copyright infringement to the tune of $1 billion.
UMG v. Bright House DMCA Lawsuit: Court Dismisses Vicarious Liability Claim
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida has dismissed a claim of vicarious liability made by a group of recording companies in their copyright infringement lawsuit filed against Bright House Networks, LLC.
May 2020 News Update
An update on news from May 2020
DMCA Lawsuit Update: District Court Allows Vicarious Copyright Infringement Claims Against Charter To Go Forward
The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado has issued an Order in Warner Records Inc. et al. v. Charter Communications, Inc., rejecting Charter’s motion to dismiss the claim for vicarious liability.
December 2019 News Update
Update on news from December 2019