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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to $1 Billion Music Piracy Verdict

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A federal appeals court found the internet service provider was liable for subscribers’ copyright infringement because it failed to terminate their accounts.

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to $1 Billion Music Piracy Verdict

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on June 25, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

Matthew Vadum

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The Supreme Court decided on June 30 to review a $1 billion jury verdict that music labels won against an internet service provider over music piracy that the provider’s customers allegedly committed.

The new decision took the form of an unsigned order in Cox Communications Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment. No justices dissented. The court did not explain its ruling.

Matthew Vadum

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