{"id":148063,"date":"2026-04-06T13:01:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T21:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/?p=148063"},"modified":"2026-04-06T13:01:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T21:01:59","slug":"supreme-court-unanimously-rejects-effort-to-hold-isps-liable-for-customers-copyright-infringement-based-solely-on-failure-to-terminate-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/04\/06\/supreme-court-unanimously-rejects-effort-to-hold-isps-liable-for-customers-copyright-infringement-based-solely-on-failure-to-terminate-users\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Effort to Hold ISPs Liable for Customers&#8217; Copyright Infringement Based Solely on Failure to Terminate Users"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Supreme Court held that intent is required and that mere awareness of infringement does not establish secondary liability.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" 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