In a major loss for the nation’s music industry, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a major internet service provider is not liable for copyright infringement because it failed to kick known copyright violators off its network.
  • xvertigox@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    If the onus was on the provider then they would have to respect and to takedown requests from rights holders with little to no oversight.

    See Italy’s “piracy shield” for more info.

    • teawrecks@sopuli.xyz
      2·
      4 days ago

      That’s a good point, they’d resort to a shoot first, ask questions later strategy to avoid being held liable.