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Several Shades Of Ignorance: The Supreme Court Excuses Inadvertent Mistakes Of Fact And Of Law In Copyright Registrations

With its recent decision in Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P. (2022) the U.S. Supreme Court has confirmed that errors in copyright applications will not invalidate a copyright registration whether such errors...more

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Supreme Court Excuses Inadvertent Legal Errors in Copyright Applications

The United States Supreme Court, in Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P., a recent 6-3 decision, found that innocent legal errors in copyright applications do not preclude copyright holders from taking advantage of...more

Jenner & Block

Supreme Court Holds that Mistakes of Both Law and Fact Can Excuse Inaccurate Copyright Registrations

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Last week, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in the closely watched case of Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P., holding 6-3 that a copyright registrant’s lack of knowledge of errors of either law or fact can...more

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Honest Application Mistakes Do Not Invalidate Copyright Registration

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The Supreme Court holds that the Copyright Act's safe harbor provision preserves the validity of a copyright registration notwithstanding an inaccuracy in the underlying application based on a good-faith mistake—regardless of...more

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