Legal Opinion
Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. Muchnick
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 2, 2010No. 08-103PublishedCited by 688 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION OF THE COURT
[559 U.S. 157]
2Opinion of the Court · ThomasJustice Thomas
Subject to certain exceptions, the Copyright Act (Act) requires copyright holders to register their works before suing for copyright infringement. 17 U.S.C. § 411(a) (2006 ed., Supp. II). In this case, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that a copyright holder’s failure to comply with § 411(a)’s registration requirement deprives a federal court of jurisdiction to adjudicate his copyright infringement claim. We disagree. Section 411(a)’s registration requirement is a precondition to filing a claim that does not restrict a federal court’s…
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