Is “Material Contribution” to Another’s Infringement Enough to Establish Liability for Contributory Copyright Infringement?

Last week, the Supreme Court vacated a copyright infringement judgment against an ISP provider and remanded the case to the Fifth Circuit for reconsideration in light of the Cox Communications decision (Grande Comm’s Networks v. UMG Recordings, Inc., 2026 WL 922501, at *1 (U.S. April 6, 2026)).... By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP