LitOptix

To every mother out there, the ones who shape us, the ones raising the next generation, and the ones quietly holding it all together, today is for you.

The LitOptix team is grateful for the mothers in our own family, for the mothers we work alongside every day, and for every woman who inspires, guides, and lights the way forward.

Happy Mother’s Day.

Yet another case we’ve supported made it all the way to the Supreme Court, and last month the Court ruled 9-0.

We handled the trial presentation alongside the Winston & Strawn team for Cox Communications in the original Cox v. Sony copyright trial. Twelve days of highly technical evidence, ISP network operations, copyright enforcement policies, infringement detection systems, being explained to a jury that needed it all to make sense. The jury returned a billion dollar verdict. The Fourth Circuit partially reversed. And in March, SCOTUS reversed it unanimously, holding that merely providing internet service to the public isn’t enough to trigger copyright liability, even if some customers misuse it.

Still a pretty surreal feeling to watch a trial you were in the trenches on become the precedent that reshapes an entire area of law. And we’re already seeing the ripple effects beyond ISPs, particularly in how courts and practitioners are thinking about secondary liability for AI-generated content and the platforms that enable it. The intent standard the Court articulated is going to shape that conversation for years.

Congratulations to the Winston & Strawn team and Cox on a landmark outcome.

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5799938-supreme-court-rules-cox-communications/

Another Friday, another equipment test. This time at the District Court in the District of Columbia, and what a beautiful courthouse it is. Technology on the counsel tables, in the jury box… everything looked great, except we couldn’t get the audio to work.

The good news? That’s exactly why we test on Fridays before trial. The courthouse is updating the audio system over the weekend, and it’ll be ready to go by Monday. Problem solved before it ever becomes a problem in front of a jury.

Now, on to a fun-filled weekend of trial prep!