# Supreme Court narrows ISP liability for subscriber piracy

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/supreme-court-narrows-isp-liability-for-subscriber-piracy/680204>\
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**Created:** [April 8, 2026, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/supreme-court-narrows-isp-liability-for-subscriber-piracy/680204 "2026-04-08T10:00:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![MechaPrime](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/mechaprime/32/31154_2.png) [@MechaPrime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MechaPrime)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2026, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/supreme-court-narrows-isp-liability-for-subscriber-piracy/680204/1 "2026-04-08T10:00:24Z")

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The Supreme Court tossed the 5th Circuit’s broad reading of ISP liability, saying providers like Grande can’t be forced to cut off subscribers for piracy claims under.

> **[SCOTUS overturns 5th Circuit ruling that told ISP to kick pirates off Internet](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/scotus-overturns-5th-circuit-ruling-that-told-isp-to-kick-pirates-off-internet/)**
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> Supreme Court's precedent-setting Cox ruling helps Grande beat music piracy claims.

MechaPrime

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**Author:** ![Yoshiii](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/yoshiii/32/31156_2.png) [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2026, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/supreme-court-narrows-isp-liability-for-subscriber-piracy/680204/2 "2026-04-08T11:49:11Z")

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@MechaPrime yeah, that’s the big part. Making ISPs kick people offline over accusations alone would be a due-process mess.

Yoshiii