Mealey's (February 2, 2018, 10:54 AM EST) -- RICHMOND, Va. — In a Feb. 1 ruling, the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a Virginia federal judge’s determination that two internet service providers (ISPs) are not entitled to a safe-harbor defense to allegations of contributory copyright infringement, but vacated and reversed a jury’s $25 million statutory damage award upon finding that jurors were presented with erroneous instructions (BMG Rights Management [US] LLC, et al. v. Cox Communications Inc., et al., No. 16-1972, 17-1352 and 17-1353, 4th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 2487)....