While #music #piracy is not the existential threat to the #business that it was when the #internet was newer — before paid streaming services became popular — the industry’s lawyers told #SCOTUS that illegal uploading & downloading of music had become faster than ever & continued to rob #artists of their exclusive rights.
They said that Cox had ignored bad actors, helping 60,000 users distribute >10,000 copyrighted songs for free in order to keep subscriber payments flowing.
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