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Certiorari Damages The Copyright Act

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Supreme Court Rules that Copyright Infringement Claims: Can Cover Decades of Damages

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The Copyright Act requires that an infringement action be brought, if at all, within three years of the accrual of the claim. This requirement often limits the period for which damages can be recovered. As a recent Supreme...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari to Decide Damages Period Under Copyright Act

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari to consider whether a copyright plaintiff’s timely claim under the discovery rule is subject to retrospective relief for infringement occurring more than three years before...more

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Whose Song Is It Anyway? Questions about Samples in Flo Rida and will.i.am’s Hit “In the Ayer” Soar to the Supreme Court

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On September 29, 2023, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy, a case that should resolve a split among the U.S. Courts of Appeal relating to the scope of damages available to copyright...more

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SCOTUS Agrees to Consider Whether Copyright Act Section 411 Requires an Intent to Defraud

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari to tackle a technical copyright registration question: when a defendant alleges knowing inaccuracies in a copyright registration, does 17 U.S.C. § 411 require referral to the...more

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SCOTUS: Full Costs in Copyright Cases Limited by General Costs Statute

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In Rimini Street v. Oracle USA, the U.S. Supreme Court held unanimously that the “full costs” the Copyright Act authorizes federal district courts to award a party in copyright litigation means the costs specified in the...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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