Supreme Court sides with Cox Communications in copyright dispute over pirated music

TL;DR

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Cox Communications in a copyright infringement case brought by music companies.
The court found that internet service providers are not liable for copyright infringement by their subscribers unless they intended for their service to be used for infringement.
Cox took steps to discourage piracy, such as sending warnings and suspending accounts.
The decision reverses a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.
Justices Sotomayor and Jackson agreed with the outcome but disagreed with the reasoning.
The Trump administration had supported Cox's position.

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