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Supreme Court Overturns Controversial ISP Piracy Ruling
April 7, 2026
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In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has overturned a 5th Circuit ruling that could have forced ISPs to terminate customers accused of online piracy, upholding the principle of ISP immunity.
Supreme Court has overturned a controversial 5th Circuit ruling that could have forced Internet service providers (ISPs) to terminate broadband subscribers accused of online piracy. This decision follows a precedent-setting case last month where the court rejected a similar ruling against Cox Communications, another ISP accused by record labels of not doing enough to fight copyright infringement.
In the case involving Cox and Sony, the court stated that
Source: Ars Technica
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