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Cox Appeals BMG Torrent Piracy Lawsuit to 4th Circuit

Cox Communications said Friday it's appealing a U.S. District Court ruling in BMG Rights Management's lawsuit against the cable company to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. An Alexandria, Virginia, federal jury in 2015 found against Cox in BMG's…

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lawsuit alleging the cable company failed to penalize its internet customers who repeatedly infringed copyrighted materials (see 1512180012). District Judge Liam O'Grady denied Cox's motion for judgment or for a new trial of the case, rejecting the ISP's argument that BMG's claims against the cable company failed from lack of proof (see 1608090047). Cox faces paying $25 million in damages to BMG. Cox's appeal hadn't appeared in the 4th Circuit's docket at our deadline, but Cox advised the Alexandria district court of its appeal in a notice (in Pacer). BMG didn't comment Friday.