Liable "only if it intended that the provided service be used for infringement"
8 years in the making, The US Supreme Court affirms that a provider is merely... a provider, and not complicit in the illegal acts that some of it's subscribers engage in.
You would think that this was a matter of common sense, but where deep pockets are involved... Well, Read on young Grasshoppa*, and while you're at it, *try to snatch the pebble from my hand. That's the lay version in common sense language.
For what it's worth, I say, Boom Shakalaka BOOM 💥 Mic Drop 🎤
For the dry, definitive version of the article you can read the actual unanimous ruling itself HERE
#tallship #SCOTUS #justice #piracy #ISP
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Well, to be fair it's not really about common sense. There are plenty of statutes out there that go against common sense.
Fortunately, at least in this case, the law passed by Congress didn't go so far as to make ISPs liable.
