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Mitch Glazier

Mitch Glazier

Chairman and chief executive, Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)

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Notable Quotes

"The court's decision vacated a jury's determination that Cox Communications contributed to mass scale copyright infringement, based on overwhelming evidence that the company knowingly facilitated theft." — Statement, March 25, 2026

"To be effective, copyright law must protect creators and markets from harmful infringement and policymakers should look closely at the impact of this ruling." — Statement, March 25, 2026

Stories

Supreme Court rules ISPs not liable for subscribers' copyright infringement

Rule Changes

Called for policymakers to address the ruling's impact

For more than a decade, major record labels have tried to make internet service providers pay for their subscribers' music piracy. On March 25, 2026, the Supreme Court shut that door unanimously. Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for a 9-0 court, held that a company providing internet service cannot be held liable as a copyright infringer simply because it knows some customers will use that service to download music illegally.

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