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The Copyright Act Copyright Registration Certiorari

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Supreme Court Holds That Good Faith Mistakes of Law and Fact Are Protected by Copyright Registration Safe Harbor

On February 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P. that the safe harbor provision concerning inaccurate information in copyright registrations, as set forth at 17 U.S.C. §...more

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Supreme Court: Mistakes of Law Can Excuse Inaccurate Copyright Registration

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The Supreme Court held that lack of knowledge of either fact or law can excuse inaccuracies in a copyright registration under Section 411(b)’s safe harbor provision of the Copyright Act....more

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Supreme Court to Hear Case Regarding When Providing Inaccurate Copyright Registration Information Affects a Registration’s...

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The Supreme Court has granted a petition for writ of certiorari in Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P. to determine whether invalidation of copyright registrations under Section 411(b) of the Copyright Act has an...more

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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

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BREAKING NEWS: The Supreme Court Finally Will Resolve the Copyright Registration Circuit Split

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Under U.S. Copyright Law, copyright protection affixes to “original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression.” While copyright registration is not required to claim copyright rights, Section 411(a) of...more

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SCOTUS to Consider Copyright Registration Circuit Split

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The Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in Fourth Estate Public Benefit v. Wall-Street.com to resolve a long-standing split among the United States Circuit Courts of Appeals concerning whether copyright...more

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Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Cheerleader Apparel Copyright Case

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The issue the Supreme Court has agreed to decide involves how to separate the artistic elements of a product’s design from the useful or “utilitarian” elements. That distinction matters for copyright purposes, because to...more

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