ISP Grande loses appeal as 5th Circuit sides with Universal, Warner, and Sony.

Music publishing companies notched another court victory against a broadband provider that refused to terminate the accounts of Internet users accused of piracy. In a ruling on Wednesday, the conservative-leaning US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit sided with the big three record labels against Grande Communications, a subsidiary of Astound Broadband.

The appeals court ordered a new trial on damages because it said the $46.8 million award was too high, but affirmed the lower court’s finding that Grande is liable for contributory copyright infringement.

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      ISPs aren’t a court of law, and neither are the assholes going after the pirates.

      In fact, the reality is they can’t go after them in a court of law because they don’t have enough evidence for it. Which is exactly why they want to be allowed to go all extra-judicial.

    • Valmond@lemmy.world
      2·
      3 months ago

      I’m working on a decentralised sharing protocol, which means nobody would know what people are doing in the first place (except if they compromise your pc ofc).

      It’s in its early stages but has a fully functional implementation.

      You can check it out, how it functions, how to install and use it etc here : https://tenfingers.org

      Any feedback greatly appreciated!