RICHMOND, Va. — The Fourth Circuit found Cox Communications liable for the willful contributory infringement of more than 10,000 copyrighted works owned by Sony, Warner Bros., Universal and other record companies, after the lower court awarded these firms $1 billion in statutory damages because Cox failed to prevent its internet customers from engaging in piracy. The appeals court remanded for a new trial on damages because Cox did not profit from its users’ acts of infringement.
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