Copyright owners cannot sue until after registration: SCOTUS

04-03-2019

Copyright owners cannot sue until after registration: SCOTUS

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The US Supreme Court has ruled that copyright infringement suits cannot be filed until after the US Copyright Office has granted registration of the work at issue.


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