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Supreme Court Rules Works Must Be Registered Before Copyright Owners May Sue
March 21, 2019

On March 4, 2019, the Supreme Court unanimously held in Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC, et al., that the statute requiring copyright owners to register their works before suing means that no suit for infringement can be brought until the Copyright Office officially approves the copyright claimant’s application for registration, and that merely filing the application is not enough. This article details the recommendations for individuals and companies that hold valuable copyrightable content.

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