Cox Communications, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Sony Music Entertainment, et al.

  1. November 10, 2025

    SG To Join Args At High Court In Cox IP Fight Against Sony

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday granted the government's request to participate in oral arguments in a case addressing whether internet service providers can be held liable for their customers' infringing activity online.

  2. October 30, 2025

    Cox Wants Justices To Erase ISP Liability Verdict

    Internet service provider Cox asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to vacate a $1 billion jury verdict holding it liable for its customers' illegal music downloads, saying it never took an affirmative action to further any infringement as would be required under high court precedent.

  3. October 23, 2025

    Ex-Copyright Leaders, Media Groups Back Cox Piracy Liability

    Media industry groups, former lawmakers and copyright officials are among the parties supporting music companies fighting an appeal from Cox Communications in the U.S. Supreme Court and urging the justices in nearly a dozen amicus briefs to hold internet service providers accountable for their customers' online piracy.

  4. October 16, 2025

    Music Giants Say Cox Case Isn't About Grandma Losing Wi-Fi

    Leading music publishers have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm that internet service providers can be contributorily liable for their customers' piracy if they fail to take action, saying a jury verdict against Cox Communications that led to a $1 billion award showed that the company "made a deliberate and egregious decision" to put profits first.

  5. September 29, 2025

    6 Copyright, TM Cases On Tap As Justices Begin New Term

    The new U.S. Supreme Court term could be an eventful one for intellectual property law, with a $1 billion copyright fight on deck between music publishers and Cox Communications that is expected to clarify the bounds of liability for internet companies over their customers’ illegal downloads. Here's a look at some of the IP cases under review as the justices begin their new term Oct. 6.

  6. September 05, 2025

    DOJ, Others Push High Court To Undo Cox Copyright Ruling

    The U.S. solicitor general and a host of groups and businesses have thrown their support behind Cox Communications' U.S. Supreme Court appeal of a finding that telecom companies can be liable for copyright infringement for providing an internet connection that leads to music piracy online.

  7. August 29, 2025

    Cox Tells Justices $1B Verdict Risks 'Mass' Internet Evictions

    Cox Communications Inc. asked the U.S. Supreme Court Friday to rule it should not face copyright liability for its internet customers' music piracy, arguing in its opening appeal brief that the Fourth Circuit incorrectly affirmed a Virginia federal jury verdict that led to a $1 billion award.

  8. July 21, 2025

    Copyright And TM Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2025

    The U.S. Supreme Court will evaluate contributory liability in a $1 billion copyright case involving internet service providers, and the Federal Circuit will assess the latest attempted trademark registration testing the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's comfort with profanity. Here are the copyright and trademark cases to watch for the rest of the year.

  9. July 21, 2025

    How GOP Judges Teed Up 4th Circ.'s Supreme Court Shutout

    No appeals court found the U.S. Supreme Court's latest term less endearing than the Fourth Circuit, where a supersize shutout accentuated a multiyear slump for the once-favored circuit and repeatedly vindicated conservative dissenters on the left-leaning bench.

  10. June 30, 2025

    Supreme Court May Shape Future Of ISP Liability In Cox Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Monday to take on a $1 billion battle between major music publishers and Cox Communications Inc. could set new liability boundaries for internet service providers that have faced significant damages for allegedly not curbing users who repeatedly download songs illegally.