Der Oberste Gerichtshof sagt, dass der Internetdienstanbieter nicht für gefälschte Musikdownloads haftet

In a major loss for the nation’s music industry, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a major [internet service provider is not liable for copyright](https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-171_bq7d.pdf) infringement because it failed to kick known copyright violators off its network.

Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion for a unanimous court.

The nation’s largest record labels want to hold internet providers liable for copyright infringement because they declined to cut off online access to users they know are downloading bootlegged music.

The music companies hold the rights to many of America’s most recognizable singers and songwriters, including Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Beyoncé, Eminem, Eric Clapton and Gloria Estefan.

Getting kicked in the mouth by the entire court and this ruling can be applied to other forms of downloading.

>“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

I get that this could be cause for concern in the future as precedent for AI-related cases, but otherwise isn’t this generally a win for net neutrality and open Internet?

The music companies now have more time to go after YouTubers that are promoting their artists for free. Take a clue from the movie industry that works with influencers and give them early screeners and invite them to premiers.

GOOD. It’s not an ISPs job to moderate and regulate connections to and from the internet. They shouldn’t even have the ability to snoop on network traffic.