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 copyright holder . . . usually was able to trace the copies up the chain of distribution, find and prosecute the infringer, and shut off the infringement at the source.

From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by Boyle, James