tech
April 8, 2026
SCOTUS overturns 5th Circuit ruling that told ISP to kick pirates off Internet
Supreme Court’s precedent-setting Cox ruling helps Grande beat music piracy claims.
TL;DR
- The Supreme Court overturned a 5th Circuit ruling that could have forced Grande Communications to terminate users accused of piracy.
- This decision follows a precedent-setting ruling in a similar case against Cox Communications.
- The Supreme Court held that a company is not liable for copyright infringement merely by providing a service that some users might misuse.
- To be liable, an ISP must have intended for its service to be used for infringement or have a service tailored specifically to infringement.
- This ruling is likely to benefit other ISPs facing similar lawsuits, such as Verizon.
- Other tech companies, including Meta and X, are also citing the Cox ruling in their defense against copyright claims.
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