Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment
The Court holds that an Internet service provider is not contributorily liable for its subscribers' copyright infringement merely because it knew certain accounts were being used to infringe and kept serving them. Contributory liability requires that the provider intended its service to be used for infringement, which can be shown only by inducement or by a service tailored to infringement — and Cox did neither. CASE: Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment AUTHOR: Thomas, J. DECIDED: 2026-03-25 OPINION: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-171_new_3dq3.pdf AI…
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