Get the latest tech news

ISPs Tell Supreme Court They Don't Want To Disconnect Users Accused of Piracy


Joe_Dragon shares a report: Four more large Internet service providers told the US Supreme Court this week that ISPs shouldn't be forced to aggressively police copyright infringement on broadband networks. While the ISPs worry about financial liability from lawsuits filed by major record labels and ...

Joe_Dragon shares a report: Four more large Internet service providers told the US Supreme Court this week that ISPs shouldn't be forced to aggressively police copyright infringement on broadband networks. The amici curiae brief was filed by Altice USA (operator of the Optimum brand), Frontier Communications, Lumen (aka CenturyLink), and Verizon. Sony and other music copyright holders sued Cox in 2018, claiming it didn't adequately fight piracy on its network and failed to terminate repeat infringers.

Get the Android app

Or read this on Slashdot

Read more on:

Photo of users

users

Photo of ISPs

ISPs

Photo of supreme court

supreme court

Related news:

News photo

Some users really hate iOS 18’s revamped Photos app

News photo

Tor says it’s "still safe" amid reports of police deanonymizing users

News photo

FTC: Vast Surveillance of Users by Social Media and Video Streaming Companies