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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Mergers & Acquisitions: TPG Global’s Subsidiary, Radiate Holdings, Acquiring Three California Companies – Deal Will Create 6th Largest Cable Operator In U.S.
Radiate Holdings, a subsidiary of TPG Global, LLC, is acquiring Digital West Networks, Norcast Communications, and Blue Rooster Telecom. The deal with create the sixth largest cable operator in the U.S.
Death Blow: Texas Court Strips ISP Grande Communications Of DMCA Safe Harbor Defense
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas has ruled that Texas-based Internet service provider Grande Communications Networks, LLC may not use the Digital Millennium Copyright Act safe harbor as part of its defense against a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by a group of record labels. The case is now set to move to trial, where the record companies are seeking to hold Grande secondarily liable for over one million instances of direct copyright infringement by Grande broadband subscribers.