Music publishing companies notched another court victory against a broadband provider that refused to terminate the accounts of Internet users accused of piracy. In a ruling on Wednesday, the conservative-leaning US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit sided with the big three record labels against Grande Communications, a subsidiary of Astound Broadband.

The appeals court ordered a new trial on damages because it said the $46.8 million award was too high, but affirmed the lower court’s finding that Grande is liable for contributory copyright infringement.

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    4 hours ago
    1. Actually, you’ve invented a cooperative.

    2. Actually, you’ve just made internet access a utility.

    Seriously, you seem really oblivious, the issue isn’t technology, we basically have magic at this point, the issue is breaking the economic model.