Legal Opinion
Fourth Estate Pub. Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 4, 2019No. 17-571PublishedCited by 254 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ginsburg
*886 Impelling prompt registration of copyright claims, 17 U.S.C. § 411 (a) states that "no civil action for infringement of the copyright in any United States work shall be instituted until ... registration of the copyright claim has been made in accordance with this title." The question this case presents: Has "registration ... been made in accordance with [Title 17]" as soon as the claimant delivers the required application, copies of the work, and fee to the Copyright Office; or has "registration ... been made" only after the Copyright Office reviews and registers the copyright? We hold, in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corporation v. Wall-Street.com, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2017
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