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Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Court Split: Copyright Registration Is a Prerequisite to a Copyright Infringement Suit

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The Supreme Court has spoken, and it’s official: Copyright infringement claims can only be brought after the copyright in question has been registered in the U.S. Copyright Office....more

Dickinson Wright

One Slip Up Can Cost You the Case: The Impact of the Supreme Court's Decision on Copyright Infringement Actions

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There are any number of reasons a lawsuit could be dismissed. However, if you are a copyright owner, the last thing you want is to have your case dismissed because of a problem with your registration....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Supreme Court Blocks Copyright Infringement Claims Until Actual Registration Issues

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Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC has important implications for copyright owners who file infringement suits, including authors of literary, musical, and dramatic works. Key Points: ..The...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Copyright Registration Required, Supreme Court Rules

In a unanimous opinion resolving a circuit split, the U.S. Supreme Court held that copyright owners must wait to file an infringement lawsuit until a copyright registration has been issued....more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Client Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Mandates Copyright Registration to Litigate Infringement Claims

This month, the U.S. Supreme Court highlighted yet another reason to seek copyright registration as soon as possible. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled in Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SCOTUS Sees Copyright Registration as Prerequisite for Infringement Claim in Fourth Estate Case

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In a unanimous decision this month, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a copyright claimant cannot sue for infringement until the U.S. Copyright Office has granted or rejected the application to register the copyright. In...more

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Wait Before You Sue – Supreme Court Rules Copyright Registration Must Be Approved Before Filing Infringement Suit

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If you come across your photos, videos, music, or other creative content being used without your permission, you’ll need to wait in order to sue for infringement. On Monday, March 4, 2019, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled...more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

Supreme Court Issues Two Copyright Rulings

The U.S. Supreme Court issued two rulings last week on copyright law. In both cases, they acted to resolve conflicts between the Circuits, following closely to statutory language....more

Jones Day

Jones Day Talks: Women in IP: The Supreme Court's "Copyright Day"

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In Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corporation v. Wall-Street.com, the U.S. Supreme Court tackled questions relating to copyright applications vs. copyright registrations, while in Rimini Street v. Oracle, the justices ruled on...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

SCOTUS's Special Exception for Copyright Protection

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On Monday, March 4, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that stands as an important reminder to owners of copyrightable works: registration of a copyright is a prerequisite to filing a lawsuit for copyright...more

Hogan Lovells

U.S. Supreme Court adopts “registration approach” for copyright infringement actions

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The U.S. Supreme Court has announced in Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC that copyright owners must wait for the Copyright Office to formally grant, or refuse to grant, a copyright registration...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Supreme Court Holds that a Copyright Claimant May Commence an Infringement Suit Only AFTER the Copyright Office Registers the...

On March 4, 2019, the United States Supreme Court held unanimously that “a copyright claimant may commence an infringement suit … when the Copyright Office registers a copyright.” Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The Supreme Court weighs in on copyright matters – a costly decision and a registration requirement

It has been a big week for copyright cases, and it’s only Wednesday. This Monday, the Supreme Court issued opinions on two copyright cases pending before it from the October 2018 term. ...more

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SCOTUS Unanimously Holds Copyright Owners Must Obtain Registration Before Filing Suit

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The Supreme Court has finally resolved the application v. registration debate by holding the Copyright Act obligates an owner to obtain a registration for their work before filing an infringement action....more

Lewitt Hackman

SCOTUS: No Copyright Registration, No Infringement Lawsuit

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The wheels of government turn slowly to the detriment of copyright owners, according to a unanimous opinion delivered by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, in Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corporation v....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court - March 4, 2019

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Today, the Supreme Court issued three decisions: Rimini Street, Inc. v. Oracle USA Inc., No. 17-1625: Section 505 of the Copyright Act permits courts to award “full costs” to a party in a civil action. Broadly interpreting...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Supreme Court Allows Copyright Actions Only After Office Acts on Application and Limits Recovery of Costs

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In two unanimous opinions, the Supreme Court on March 4, 2019, clarified two important issues under the Copyright Act—in both cases, based on a strict reading of the relevant text. ...more

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Supreme Court Clarifies Copyright Law: “Application” v. “Registration” Finally Resolved

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On Monday, March 4, 2019, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion that clarified the long-standing issue of whether a plaintiff bringing a copyright infringement action has to have an issued registration or just a...more

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Supreme Court Copyright Decision Indicates Greater Proactivity by Would-Be Infringement Plaintiffs

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Before today’s decision by the United States Supreme Court in Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC, there were two views on whether a copyright had to be registered, as opposed to an application for...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

BREAKING NEWS: The Supreme Court Rules that You Need a Copyright Registration to Sue for Copyright Infringement in Federal Court

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This morning, the Supreme Court resolved a longstanding circuit split about whether a copyright infringement plaintiff must first obtain a registration from the Copyright Office for the work upon which its claim is based...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split on Copyright Registration and Commencing a Lawsuit

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The U.S. Supreme Court in Fourth Estate Pub. Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC clarified that copyright registration occurs, and a claimant may commence a copyright infringement suit, once the U.S. Copyright Office...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

US Supreme Court Issues Two Unanimous Rulings Clarifying Meanings of ‘Registration’ and ‘Full Costs’ in Copyright Act

On March 4, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two unanimous decisions interpreting the Copyright Act. In Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com LLC, 586 U.S. ___, the Court resolved a circuit split over when...more

Akerman LLP - Marks, Works & Secrets

Copyright Doubleheader At The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court unanimously decided two Copyright Act cases on March 4, 2019. In Rimini Street, Inc. v. Oracle USA, Inc., the Court held that the provision in the Copyright Act that gives federal district courts...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decides Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC

On March 4, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC, No. 17-571, holding that under section 411(a) of the Copyright Act, a party may sue for copyright...more

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