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Charter Denies Music Labels' IP Claims

Copyright infringement claims by music labels (see 2111220061) fail to state facts enough to constitute a claim on which there can be relief, and the statute of limitations bars the claims because they happened outside the three-year period, Charter Communications…

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told the U.S. District Court in Denver in an answer Tuesday (docket 21-cv-02020). Any infringement "was innocent and was not willful," and Charter didn't cause, encourage or induce the alleged primary infringement, the company said. Outside counsel for the plaintiff music labels didn't comment. The lawsuit is one of two related infringement suits against Charter by labels (see 1903250004).