ISP Appeals Liability Ruling, $1 Billion Judgment In 4th Circuit File-Sharing Suit

Mealey's (September 14, 2021, 3:40 PM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A trial court’s judgment that found it vicariously and contributorily liable for its subscribers’ acts of copyright infringement “is riddled with legal defects,” an internet service provider (ISP) tells the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in a Sept. 8 reply brief supporting its appeal of the judgment and an accompanying $1 billion award, which it says will lead to “devastating consequences” and privacy concerns....