Justice Amy Coney Barrett questioned on Monday why internet service providers would have any reason to assist in curbing copyright infringement by their users if the Supreme Court finds providers cannot be held liable for their users’ unlawful activity.

Barrett’s question came during oral arguments in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment , which centers on whether internet providers can be found liable for “materially contributing” to copyright infringement just for knowing some customers’ accounts are infringing and declining to terminate their access to the internet. The justice questioned whether Cox would still have any reason to issue notices of infringement to its users, warning them, if the high court sides with them.

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