Post-Cox strategy helps Google trim discovery in US publisher suit
By Melissa Ritti ( May 11, 2026, 18:00 GMT | Insight) -- A decision by Google to abandon its safe-harbor defense in favor of a more aggressive litigating posture under the US Supreme Court’s recent decision in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment is already reshaping discovery in a closely watched textbook piracy suit against the tech giant.A New York federal magistrate judge on Friday vacated a sweeping discovery order which would have required Google to produce details on the effectiveness, or lack thereof, of its antipiracy enforcement efforts....
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