Court Denies Cox Move to Transfer Copyright Suit

Given the time and resources the U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia, spent on previous copyright litigation against Cox, it makes sense for it to handle similar civil claims brought by music labels (see 1808020009), Judge Liam O'Grady said in a docket 18-cv-00950-LO-JFA memorandum opinion (in Pacer) Monday denying a Cox motion to transfer the case. O'Grady said though Cox claims the court's decision in the BMG suit on Digital Millennium Copyright Act safe harbor protection won't be relevant to the new suit by Sony Music and others, that ruling "will at the very least touch on the issues presented here." Conversely, the Northern District of Georgia, where Cox seeks transfer, hasn't had occasion to examine the DMCA issue, he said. Cox didn't comment Tuesday.