ISP settles with record labels that demanded mass termination of Internet users
The Trump administration weighed in on Cox's side, arguing that ISPs should not be held "liable for contributory copyright infringement for failing to terminate subscribers after receiving notices of infringement." The Trump admin's Department of Justice said that making ISPs liable for their customers' infringement could "encourage providers to avoid substantial monetary liability by terminating subscribers after receiving a single notice of alleged infringement."
The record labels' lawsuit com...
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