SCOTUS Seeks Solicitor General Input on Cox and Sony Piracy Fight Petitions

The U.S. Supreme Court is asking the solicitor general to weigh in on the related Cox Communications and Sony Music cert petitions pending before the high court, according to a notation Monday. Cox and an array of music labels led by Sony have dueling appeals regarding a 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision. The court upheld a district court jury’s finding of willful contributory copyright infringement against Cox for the piracy of some of its internet customers.