Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment: SCOTUS & Copyright Law

About this episode

This episode discusses the Supreme Court case Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment and its implications for copyright law.

On December 1, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in the landmark copyright case, Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment. This case centers on whether Cox, an internet service provider, can be held legally liable for copyright infringement committed by its subscribers when those users downloaded and shared thousands of copyrighted songs without permission. On this episode of Lawyer 2 Lawyer, Craig joins Professor Christopher Jon Sprigman, Co-Director of the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law and Policy at NYU Law, as they spotlight Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment. Craig & Chris discuss this SCOTUS case, oral arguments, the friend-of-the-court brief, copyright law, and the potential impact of a future ruling. Mentioned in this Episode: Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment Brief of Amici Curiae ACLU et al. in Support of Petitioners

People in this episode

Host: J. Craig Williams

Guest: Christopher Jon Sprigman

Topics covered

• copyright law
• Supreme Court
• internet service providers
• legal liability
• oral arguments
• landmark cases

Keywords

• copyright infringement
• SCOTUS
• Cox Communications
• Sony Music
• legal liability
• music sharing
• internet law

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cox Communications, Inc., Sony Music Entertainment, ACLU

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