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Court blocks $1 billion copyright ruling that punished ISP for its users’ piracy (arstechnica.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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"Cox did not profit from its subscribers' acts of infringement," judges rule.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (2 children)

But still declared them liable for the actions of their users.

Bad ruling, just less bad than it could be.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Next up: Cox bans torrenting traffic and known VPN IP ranges.

[–] hoshikarakitaridia 3 points 9 months ago

Bizarre ruling that's for sure.

In my head, either they are liable and need to pay up (not in my opinion but that would make much more sense) or they are not and need to pay nothing.

This shit is weird. It's like accusing someone of helping steal your smartphone and then wanting them buy a pack of Oreos to make it even.