[I’m a little behind on the docket due to the holidays and a few competing deadlines. As I catch up, many of the docket entries will be more abbreviated.]
In Cox Communications v. Sony Music, the Court considers whether an internet service provider (Cox) can be held liable for the copyright infringement of their users. The crux of Cox’s argument is that it is incredibly difficult to control user behavior, that they took no steps to facilitate infringement, and that pragmatically doing as Sony prefers would mean taking away internet service from hospitals, military bases, and the like. At trial, a jury found Cox liable, and the Fourth Circuit largely affirmed. Cox then appealed to the Supreme Court.
Before and after argument, the model confidently predicts that the Court will reverse—giving a W to Cox. The most likely dissents appear to be Sotomayor and Jackson.
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