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Supreme Court Rules Against Record Labels in $1 Billion Cox Communications Piracy Case

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entertainmentMarch 25, 2026

Mar 25, 2026 9:35am PT

Supreme Court Rules Against Record Labels in $1 Billion Cox Communications Piracy Case

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Cox Communications cannot be held liable for music piracy committed by its users, rejecting a billion-dollar lawsuit filed by major labels.

Along with dozens of other rights-holders, Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music initially sued Cox Communications — the largest unit of privately owned Cox Enterprises and the third-largest broadband service provider in the U.S. — in 2018 after it was sent tens of thousands of notices flagging infringement of copyrighted songs. The following year, the labels won their lawsuit with a $1 billion award.

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