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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    6 hours ago

    “And then we can do a hybrid model” congratulations you just invented an ISP.

    “Then we’ll string wires on poles” congratulations you just invented an ISP again.

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      26 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.