1. Home
  2. |Insights
  3. |U.S. Access Board Proposes Updates to Section 508 Standards

U.S. Access Board Proposes Updates to Section 508 Standards

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 02.20.15

On February 18, 2015, the U.S. Access Board published a proposed rule revising and updating the standards implementing Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, regarding the accessibility of electronic and information technology developed, procured, maintained, or used by federal agencies. Click here for our summary and analysis of this proposed rule.

Contacts

Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.01.26

Supreme Court Rejects “Mere Knowledge” Standard for Contributory Copyright Infringement in Cox v. Sony, Reverses $1 Billion Judgment Against Cox

On March 25, 2026, in Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a $1 billion verdict against Cox. The judgment was the result of a jury trial in which Sony claimed that Cox was liable for contributory copyright infringement because it knew that its customers were using its service to infringe yet did not respond with sufficient diligence to prevent that infringement....