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Cox Communications v. Sony: the Supreme Court Draws a Line Around Contributory Liability
With yesterday’s ruling, the Court has closed the door to further development of its own precedent, at least in this area of copyright. The Court held that the Sony and Grokster tests were the beginning and end of the common law of contributory infringement.
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