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Major Labels’ $1B Piracy Verdict Against Cox Communications Overturned by Appeals Court

Record labels' $1 billion piracy lawsuit verdict against Cox Communications was overturned on appeal, meaning a new award will be calculated.

A federal appeals court has overturned a massive$1 billion copyright verdict won by the major record labels against internet service provider Cox Communications, sending the case back for a new award to be calculated. 20), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated the huge award against Cox over illegal downloading by its subscribers — one of the largest ever in an intellectual property lawsuit — on the grounds that part of the verdict was not supported by the law. In Tuesday’s ruling, the appeals court said that the jury had been correct to find that Cox had willfully committed so-called contributory copyright infringement — meaning the company had induced or authorized its customers to pirate the music.

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