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

  1. October 14, 2015

    Cox's Extortion Claim Is A 'Red Herring,' Music Cos. Say

    The music companies that are suing Cox Communications Inc. for allegedly abetting online piracy hit back Wednesday at Cox's accusation that they were trying to extort small settlements from its subscribers, calling it a "red herring."

  2. September 23, 2015

    BMG Wants Cox Motion Alleging Extortion Tossed Over Format

    BMG Rights Management LLC asked a Virginia federal judge Wednesday to toss Cox Communications Inc.'s motion for summary judgment — that had accused the music copyright company of turning a blind eye to an extortion racket — because the brief was too long.

  3. September 22, 2015

    Cox Says Plaintiffs In Pirating Suit Wanted It To Join Scheme

    Cox Communications filed a scathing motion Monday urging a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit accusing the Internet service provider of abetting illegal downloading, saying the case was only filed because Cox refused to take part in a "scheme" to wring money "from scared consumers."

  4. September 09, 2015

    BMG Blasts Cox's Bid For Sanctions In Piracy Row

    BMG Rights Management US LLC on Tuesday told a Virginia federal judge that it should not be sanctioned for a hired third party's failure to disclose to Cox Enterprises Inc. details of its code to detect online music piracy, saying that Cox was not harmed.

  5. August 06, 2015

    Cox Fights Discovery On User Data In Music Piracy Row

    Cox Enterprise Inc. asked a Virginia federal judge Wednesday to block a bid for records of its user copyright infringement database and Internet traffic tracking application, arguing that those records aren't necessary in the case accusing it of facilitating illegal music downloads.

  6. July 06, 2015

    Cox Need Not Provide Subscriber Info In Music Piracy Row

    A Virginia federal judge has ruled that Cox Enterprise Inc. doesn't have to turn over certain subscribers' personal information in a copyright infringement suit claiming it ignored notices that its users illegally downloaded songs, because they weren't subscribers at the time of the alleged downloads.

  7. June 29, 2015

    BMG, Cox Must Turn Over Docs In Music Copyright Row

    A Virginia federal judge on Friday ordered BMG Rights Management LLC to release some documents Cox Enterprise Inc. had sought in a copyright infringement suit alleging it disregarded notices that its users illegally downloaded songs, and instructed Cox to produce some subscribers' personal information.

  8. June 25, 2015

    BMG Says It Shouldn't Have To Turn Over Docs In Cox Row

    BMG Rights Management US LLC told a Virginia federal judge Thursday that it shouldn't have to produce financial documents in its Virginia federal suit accusing Cox Enterprises Inc. and others of disregarding notices that detail Internet subscribers' illegal downloads of copyrighted songs.

  9. December 01, 2014

    Cox Should Face Music For Users Pirating Songs, Suit Says

    Two music publishers have accused Cox Enterprises Inc. of disregarding notices that detail Internet subscribers' illegal downloads of copyrighted songs, saying the company's failure to terminate those accounts renders it ineligible for immunity from copyright infringement liability under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.