Magistrate:  ISP Not Entitled To Labels’ Investigator’s Report In Copyright Case

Mealey's (January 13, 2021, 10:16 AM EST) -- DENVER — An internet service provider (ISP) has not established a sufficient need for an investigator’s “hash report” to overcome its protections as privileged work product, a Colorado federal magistrate judge ruled Jan. 7, denying a motion to compel by Charter Communications Inc. as it defends itself from vicarious copyright infringement claims brought by a group of record labels....