Authors Guild Asks Supreme Court to Hold Internet Providers Accountable for Copyright Theft - The Authors Guild
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When thousands of people illegally download books, music, or films, and their internet service provider knows about it but keeps collecting monthly fees from the pirates anyway, should the company face consequences? That’s the question at the heart of Cox […]
  • Passerby6497@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    19 hours ago

    This is asking for the court to decide in their favor.

    Asking to do what?

    Be able to force ISPs to cut someone’s service off without a court order, or be held liable for it.

    ISPs are already doing whatever they want without court orders.

    And the Authors guild is asking to be able to force the ISPs to do that even more under threat of legal action