U.S. Supreme Court,
Intellectual Property
Dec. 5, 2024
Supreme Court hits reset on copyright damages window
The Supreme Court's ruling in Warner Chappell v. Nealy clarifies that copyright infringement plaintiffs can recover damages for all timely claims, even for infringements occurring beyond three years before the lawsuit, resolving years of legal uncertainty.
Dariush Adli
President ADLI Law Group
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Los Angeles , CA 90071
Email: adli@adlilaw.com
Univ of Michigan Law Sch; Ann Arbor MI
A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court has clarified a decade-long confusion regarding the application of the statute of limitations for recovery of copyright damages. In Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy 601 U.S. 366, 368-374 (Warner Chappel), the High Court held that the statutory three-year statute of limitations for copyright infringement claims does not limit recoverable damages to the three-year period immediately preceding the filing date of the c...
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