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BMG Rights Management (US)LLC et al v. Cox Enterprises, Inc. et al

  1. February 22, 2016

    Cox Rails Against $25M Piracy Verdict Awarded To BMG

    Cox Communications asked a Virginia federal judge on Friday to throw out a $25 million verdict awarded to BMG Rights Management due to the Internet service provider's alleged failure to stop its subscribers' music piracy, claiming there was inadequate evidence to support the jury's findings.

  2. January 27, 2016

    BMG Seeks To Block Illegal Downloads After $25M Cox Verdict

    Music publisher BMG Rights Management, which recently won a jury verdict ordering Internet service provider Cox Communications to pay $25 million for turning a blind eye to illegal music downloads by its subscribers, told a Virginia federal court Tuesday that an injunction is needed to block further infringement.

  3. December 17, 2015

    Cox Must Pay BMG $25M For User Piracy, Jury Finds

    Internet service provider Cox Communications must pay music publisher BMG Rights Management $25 million for turning a blind eye to illegal music downloads by its subscribers, a Virginia federal jury found in a verdict Thursday, holding the ISP guilty of willful contributory copyright infringement.

  4. December 16, 2015

    BMG's Final Words At Piracy Trial Are 'Offensive' Cox Emails

    Candid emails between Cox Communication employees on what to do with music-pirating users took center stage Wednesday at BMG Rights Management's closing arguments in a copyright trial in Virginia federal court, as BMG said they prove Cox ignored illegal activity in order to keep subscriber revenue.

  5. December 14, 2015

    Music Publisher Blasts Cox's Jury Instructions In Piracy Trial

    A music publisher suing Cox Communications for allegedly ignoring illegal music downloads by its Internet subscribers told a Virginia federal judge Monday that Cox's proposed jury instructions are bogged down with confusing legal jargon, part of a salvo of filings as a two-week trial nears a close.

  6. December 02, 2015

    Music Publisher Says Cox Complicit In User Piracy At Trial

    Cox Communications "turned a blind eye" to millions of illegal music downloads by its Internet subscribers so it could continue receiving service payments, a prominent music publisher told a Virginia federal jury Wednesday, kicking off a copyright trial that could extend infringement liability to Internet service providers.

  7. December 01, 2015

    Breaking Down Cox's Trial Over Subscriber Music Piracy

    A trial over whether Cox Communications is liable for online piracy committed by its Web users is set to begin Wednesday in Virginia federal court, with entertainment companies arguing that the Internet service provider didn't do enough to stop illegal downloads of copyrighted songs. Here, Law360 takes a look at the closely watched case in advance of the trial.

  8. November 19, 2015

    Cox Must Face Copyright Suit Over User Piracy

    A federal judge ruled Thursday that Cox Communications could be held liable for online piracy committed by its users, saying the Internet provider had lost the protection of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's safe harbor by failing to terminate the accounts of "repeat infringers."

  9. October 27, 2015

    Consumer Groups Can't Back Cox In Piracy Suit, Judge Rules

    A Virginia federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request from a pair of consumer rights groups to file a brief in a lawsuit accusing Cox Communications Inc. of abetting online piracy, saying the groups would not contribute new information in their efforts to support Cox.

  10. October 20, 2015

    Music Cos. Slam Consumer Groups' Brief In Cox Pirating Row

    Two music companies suing Cox Communications Inc. for allegedly abetting online piracy told a Virginia federal court Monday to not allow a pair of consumer rights groups to file a brief supporting Cox, saying they would be acting as "a mouthpiece" and "a surrogate" for the Internet service provider.