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5 March 2020CopyrightEdward Pearcey

ISP facing $1bn damages questions legitimacy of Warner’s recordings

US-based internet service provider (ISP) Charter Communications is pushing back against copyright infringement claims amounting to over $1 billion by Warner Records, arguing that many recordings have been improperly registered.

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