• Latest
    • AI
    • Careers
    • Diversity
    • Future of IP
    • INTA 2024
    • Law firm news
    • Standard-essential patents
    • Trade secrets
    • Unified Patent Court
  • Patents
  • Trademarks
  • Copyright
  • Jurisdiction reports
  • Rankings
    • About Rankings
    • China Rankings
    • Germany Rankings
    • Global Rankings
    • UK Rankings
    • USA Rankings
    • Diversity & Inclusion Top 100 2025
    • Leaders 2024
    • Company Directory
  • WIPR Insights
    • Magazines
    • Whitepapers
  • Events
    • Conferences
    • Conference Videos
    • Webinars
  • About
  • Contact
  • Newsletter
  • Login
  • Subscribe
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Newsletter
  • Login


Subscribe
  • Home
  • Copyright
  • States immune from copyright suits: SCOTUS
shutterstock_694798420_orhan-cam
23 March 2020CopyrightSarah Morgan

States immune from copyright suits: SCOTUS

The US Supreme Court has declared that state institutions can’t be sued for copyright infringement, in a case stemming from the use of videos and images featuring the wreck of Blackbeard’s ship, Queen Anne’s Revenge.

Already registered?

Login to your account


If you don't have a login or your access has expired, you will need to purchase a subscription to gain access to this article, including all our online content.

For more information on individual annual subscriptions for full paid access and corporate subscription options please contact us.

To request a FREE 2-week trial subscription, please signup.
NOTE - this can take up to 48hrs to be approved.

Two Weeks Free Trial

For multi-user price options, or to check if your company has an existing subscription that we can add you to for FREE, please email Adrian Tapping at atapping@newtonmedia.co.uk


More on this story

Copyright
SCOTUS hands initiative to Congress on state immunity
24 March 2020   Copyright lobbyists have urged US lawmakers to revisit the statute on state sovereign immunity in the wake of yesterday’s US Supreme Court ruling in Allen v Cooper.
Copyright
SCOTUS considers ‘Blackbeard’s Law’ in shipwreck copyright suit
6 November 2019   The US Supreme Court has been urged to give copyright owners the right to sue state institutions for unlicensed use of their work.
Copyright
Fleet of copyright groups support pirate ship photographer before SCOTUS
15 August 2019   Pirate ship photographer Frederick Allen has received a welcome boost in his lawsuit before the US Supreme Court, with the filing of numerous amicus briefs from copyright groups.


Editor's picks

AI, lipstick deals and mental health: What’s on CITMA president’s radar?
Trademarks
AI, lipstick deals and mental health: What’s on CITMA president’s radar?
9 May 2025

Editor's picks

Trademarks
AI, lipstick deals and mental health: What’s on CITMA president’s radar?
9 May 2025
Patents
US-China tariffs: What hope is there for IP rightsholders?
1 May 2025
Trademarks
Thatchers, Skykick and dupes: What’s on a fashion IP influencer’s radar?
30 April 2025
Patents
Why US patent reform is ‘essential’ for US economic prosperity and security
28 April 2025
Patents
G1/23 ruling: Why a pending EPO decision threatens decade-old products
28 April 2025
Diversity
WIPR Diversity & Inclusion reveals Top 100 People in IP for 2025
23 April 2025

More articles

Tesla ‘Robotaxi’ and ‘Cybercab’ TMs rebuffed by USPTO on eve of launch
UK-India trade deal is ‘missed opportunity’, say industry bodies
INTA 2025: San Diego to host largest post-COVID Annual Meeting
'Nothing can stand in the way of our work': Ukraine resumes IP system
Foley adds five-partner team from Perkins Coie and K&L Gates
Cahill expands practice with three-partner team from King & Spalding
Apple must pay Optis $700m-the biggest patent award in UK history
US-China tariffs: What hope is there for IP rightsholders?

  • Home
  • News
  • Directory
  • About us
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Terms of Subscription

WIPR
Newton Media Ltd
Kingfisher House
21-23 Elmfield Road
BR1 1LT
United Kingdom

  • Twitter
  • Linkedin