Intellectual Property
May 20, 2026
Cox fighting: the Supreme Court's contributory liability opinion has limits when it comes to AI
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Intellectual property disputes often buck the usual partisan divides that characterize many high-profile Supreme Court cases. So it was in March 2026, when Justice Clarence Thomas wrote for a unanimous court in Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, 146 S. Ct. 959 (2026) to clarify the scope of the contributory liability doctrine under U.S. copyright law, vacating one of the largest copyright infringement awards in the process. Cox has sparked discussi...
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