infringer

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“Under our precedents, a company is not liable as a copyright infringer for merely providing a service to the general public with knowledge that it will be used by some to infringe copyrights,” Thomas wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The only way for an ISP to avoid liability is to "cut off the internet, not just for the accused infringer, but for anyone else who happens to use the same connection," Rosenkranz said.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

A single infringer could even lead to an internet outage for an entire library, school, or hospital.

From Slate • Nov. 28, 2025

A Sonos spokesperson said the verdict "re-affirms that Google is a serial infringer of our patent portfolio."

From Reuters • May 26, 2023

The basic principle underlying this provision is that the courts should be given discretion to increase statutory damages in cases of willful infringement and to lower the minimum where the infringer is innocent.

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