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Judge Recommends Allowing Vicarious Liability Claim For Copyright Infringement Against ISP Charter Communications To Proceed

A U.S. Magistrate Judge has issued a decision in Warner Bros. Records Inc. v. Charter Communications, Inc., recommending the District Court deny Charter’s motion to dismiss the record company Plaintiffs’ claims for vicarious infringement. The Magistrate concluded the Plaintiffs have plausibly alleged the infringement of their content is a draw to Charter’s broadband subscribers, and demonstrated a causal relationship between the infringing activity and financial benefit received by Charter.

DMCA Copyright Infringement Lawsuit: Record Companies v. RCN

A group of record companies has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Internet service provider RCN Telecom Services, LLC and its subsidiaries. The Plaintiff record companies argue RCN is not eligible for DMCA safe harbor immunity because RCN failed to terminate the accounts of repeat infringers or take any other meaningful action to curb subscribers’ copyright infringement. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court for the District Of New Jersey (Case No. cv-19-17272).