Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment
Issues: (1) Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit erred in holding that a service provider can be held liable for "materially contributing" to copyright infringement merely because it knew that people were using certain accounts to infringe and did not terminate access, without proof that the service provider affirmatively fostered infringement or otherwise intended to promote it; and (2) whether the 4th Circuit erred in holding that mere knowledge of another's direct infringement suffices to find willfulness under 17 U.S.C. § 504(c).
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Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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05/28/2024 | Application (23A1066) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 17, 2024 to August 16, 2024, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
06/03/2024 | Application (23A1066) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until August 16, 2024. |
08/15/2024 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 16, 2024) |
08/30/2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 16, 2024 to October 16, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. |
09/03/2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 16, 2024. |
09/12/2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Alfred C. Yen filed. |
09/16/2024 | Brief amici curiae of Altice USA, Inc., et al. filed. |
10/16/2024 | Brief of respondents Sony Music Entertainment, et al. in opposition filed. |
11/04/2024 | Reply of petitioners Cox Communications, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
11/06/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2024. |
11/25/2024 | The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. |
05/27/2025 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. VIDED. |
06/10/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025. |
06/10/2025 | Supplemental brief of respondents Sony Music Entertainment, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
06/30/2025 | Petition GRANTED. |
07/17/2025 | Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
07/17/2025 | Motion to extend the time to file (the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 29, 2025. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including October 15, 2025. |
07/18/2025 | Motion to Defer Filing of Joint Appendix of Cox Communications, Inc. and CoxCom, LLC submitted. |
08/11/2025 | The Clerk has approved deferral of the preparation of the joint appendix. A joint appendix prepared as required by Rule 33.1 shall be filed on or before October 29, 2025. The parties will provide copies of their opening briefs on the merits that include citations to the pages of the joint appendix on or before November 10, 2025. |
08/29/2025 | Brief of Cox Communications, Inc. and CoxCom, LLC submitted. |