Slowing Down the Internet Won’t Stop Piracy: Stephen L. Carter

There was a moment during the oral arguments of a copyright case before the US Supreme Court this week that ought to give pause to everyone who uses the internet — that is, pretty much everyone. No, I don’t believe any horror is coming, whichever way the justices rule. But now and then one finds buried in a complex lawsuit an issue to which we should all pay attention.

The case that generated this particular sit-up-and-think moment is Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, the latest go-round on the much-litigated issue of the liability of internet service providers for ...