Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment · ¶31

“The Copyright Act does not expressly render anyone liable for infringement committed by another.” Sony, 464 U. S., at 434. Ordinarily, when Congress intends to impose secondary liability, it does so expressly. See Central Bank of Denver, N. A. v. First Interstate Bank of Denver, N. A., 511 U. S. 164, 176–177 (1994). Although our precedents have recognized specific forms of secondary copyright liability that predated the Copyright Act, we are loath to expand such liability beyond those precedents.

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