In a win for the Internet, federal court rejects copyright infringement claim against Cloudflare

The article discusses the issue of online copyright infringement and intermediary liability, focusing on a recent case involving Cloudflare. It explains how infrastructure service providers like Cloudflare are not well-positioned to solve problems such as online infringement but have set up abuse processes to assist copyright holders in addressing the issue. The article then details a lawsuit against Cloudflare by Mon Cheri Bridals, LLC, which was ultimately rejected by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The court held that merely providing CDN and pass-through security services to the websites did not make Cloudflare responsible for their alleged infringement. The article concludes with a hope that this decision will discourage similar claims in the future, allowing service providers like Cloudflare to focus on providing security and reliability services without being dragged into every dispute between third parties and someone who uses their services.