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US Federal Court overturns huge $1bn piracy ruling

A Federal Appeals court has overturned a 2019 verdict on Cox Communications and the internet provider’s ability to halt illegally downloaded items. The verdict that was handed down by a jury was first filed by major music and license-holding heavyweights such as Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Bros.

Sony and the other Plaintiffs had believed that Cox Communications hadn’t exercised stringent enough measures to ban or limit the attempts of those using the service to share and harvest their licensed materials. The Court would still uphold Cox Communication’s part in the continuation of licensed items being pirated and the company’s lack of action in terminating such offenders would lead to them being partially responsible for these infringements. Since 2007, Brian has continued to add to a long list of publications and institutions, most notably as Editor of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, winning multiple awards for his writing and digital broadcasting efforts.

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