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29 June 2018Copyright

SCOTUS agrees to hear copyright registration clash

The US Supreme Court is set to clarify whether copyright protection must be registered or merely applied for before suing for infringement, after agreeing to hear Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp v Wall-Street.com yesterday.

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