RCN’s Legal Fight With UMG, Sony, and WMG Put on Hold
The Supreme Court’s decision in the Cox v. Sony case looms large
The long running legal battle between the major labels and RCN may be coming to an end, with the internet provider invoking the Supreme Court’s decision in the Cox v. Sony Music dispute.
Catching up:
In 2019, Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Records took legal action against RCN Corporation for enabling “massive” copyright infringement by its customers, as per Reuters.
Resolution:
In April, RCN invoked the Cox v. Sony ruling, which states ISPs can’t be held liable for piracy unless they induce customer infringement, or their offering is tailored to enable it.
As per Digital Music News, the legal fight has now been put on hold until June 29, with RCN and the majors requesting a stay of proceedings.
The court filing reads: “There is good cause for this proposed stay because the parties are actively engaged in discussions to resolve this case amicably.”
Precedent:
In April, the Cox verdict contributed to a group of independent film companies dropping their piracy lawsuit against RCN.
The same Supreme Court ruling factored in the dismissal of similar record label copyright suits against Verizon and Altice.
Elon Musk’s X has also invoked it in its ongoing copyright battle with music publishers.
👋 Disclosures & Transparency Block
This story was written with information from Digital Music News.
We covered it because it’s news of a music copyright lawsuit winding down.
