RCN Latest Cable ISP Sued by Music Labels for Facilitating Piracy
Many of the same music labels suing cable ISPs Charter Communications (see 1903250004), Grande Communications (see 1802080001) and Cox Communications (see 1808020009) turned their attention to RCN. In a U.S. District Court copyright infringement complaint Tuesday in Trenton, New Jersey…
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(in Pacer, docket 19-17272), the labels made similar complaints as they have against the other cable ISPs -- that RCN failed to terminate accounts of repeat copyright infringers using its network and operated RCN "as a haven for infringement." The suit seeks a permanent injunction barring RCN from direct or indirect infringing of the labels' copyrights or enabling or facilitating any such infringement, plus unspecified damages and an order that RCN promptly send infringement notices to its infringing subscribers. The company didn't comment Wednesday. Plaintiffs include Capitol Records, Sony Music, Arista, Atlantic, Bad Boy Records, Elektra and Warner Records.