U.S. Supreme Court,
Intellectual Property,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Feb. 25, 2022
Registration errors don’t equal copyright infringement
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday vacated a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling rejecting a copyright infringement verdict against a Los Angeles company over errors in its registration form.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday vacated a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling rejecting a copyright infringement verdict against a Los Angeles company over errors in its registration form.
Justice Stephen G. Breyer, an appointee of President Bill Clinton writing for the majority, concluded that the law grants safe harbor in case of inaccuracies in the Unicolors Inc. registration.
"Lack of knowledge of ei...
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Lack of either factual or legal knowledge can excuse inaccuracy in a copyright registration under the Copyright Act's safe harbor provision.
