protections due to not having a meaningful repeat infringer policy. On August 27, 2018, before the case was scheduled to be tried for a second time, both parties agreed to a confidential settlement. Sony Music, et al. On July 31, 2018, a billion dollar lawsuit was filed against Cox in the same court, before the same judge that handled the BMG case, by 53 record labels, including Sony, Universal, and Warner Brothers. On December 19, 2019, the jury ruled against Cox and awarded $1 billion to the record labels. On June 2, 2020, the judge ruled the jury's verdict is not excessive but also ruled that damages should be issued per work, not per copyright, as a single song, such as a mashup, may have multiple copyrights. However, on January 12, 2021, the court backtracked on this point because Cox did not raise it during the jury trial, and thus upheld the $1 billion verdict. The case was appealed to the Fourth Circuit on May 24, 2021. While pending, Cox filed an additional motion for relief with the district court on December 27, 2021, alleging concealed evidence that came to light in a separate lawsuit by the record labels against Charter. This motion was denied on March 23, 2022. A ruling on the appeal to the Fourth Circuit is pending. Marketing One of Cox's marketing trademarks is a fictional animated "spokesman" character named "Digital Max", used from 2005 through 2008. The phasing out of Digital Max in 2008 was followed by the introduction of the current Cox mascots, the "Digeez", little digital helpmates featured in many of Cox Communications' brand commercials. Official sponsors MLB Arizona Diamondbacks San Diego Padres NFL Arizona Cardinals New Orleans Saints Las Vegas Raiders NBA New Orleans Pelicans Oklahoma City Thunder Phoenix Suns NHL Arizona Coyotes Vegas Golden Knights College sports Arizona Wildcats (Pac-12) Arizona State Sun Devils (Pac-12) Creighton Blue Jays (Big East) Florida Gators (SEC) Georgia Bulldogs (SEC) Kansas State Wildcats (Big 12) Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (Sun Belt) LSU Tigers (SEC) Oklahoma Sooners (Big 12) Oklahoma State Cowboys (Big 12) Mercer University (Southern Conference) Rhode Island Rams San Diego State Aztecs (Mountain West) Wichita State Shockers (The American) Esports Atlanta Reign See also List of United States telephone companies References External links Cox HSI & CATV support forum VIA dslreports.com Cox Enterprises Telecommunications companies of the United States Cable television companies of the United