No Summary Judgment in Bright House Piracy Case: Judge

U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven in Tampa rejected summary judgment motions by Bright House Networks and music labels suing it (see 2205180022), in a pair of docket 8:19-cv-710 orders last week. Scriven disagreed with the music labels, saying a variety of issues preclude summary judgment, including whether the digital files that Bright House broadband subscribers distributed are infringing copies of the plaintiffs' copyrighted works and whether Bright House had knowledge of alleged infringement. In denying Bright House's summary judgment motion, the judge said such factual disputes "preclude resolution on summary judgment," adding the case will go to trial for a jury to decide.