Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment · ¶25

First, Sony alleged that Cox was contributorily liable for its users' infringement. Sony argued that Cox contributed to its users' infringement by continuing to provide Internet service to subscribers whose IP addresses it knew were associated with infringement. Second, Sony alleged that Cox was vicariously liable for its users' infringement. On Sony's telling, Cox “proft[ed] directly from the infringement and ha[d] a right and ability to supervise the direct infringer[s],” Grokster, 545 U. S., at 930, n. 9, because it provided paying subscribers with Internet service that was then used to infringe. According to Sony's allegations, Cox was liable for willfully infringing 10,017 copyrighted works, subjecting it to up to $1.5 billion in statutory damages.

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