Perspective
Nov. 6, 2014
Copyright law is never quite as simple as it seems
The recent "Raging Bull" decision, grounded in part on the virtue of predictability, has produced unpredictability regarding principles of repose in copyright cases. By Jeff Goldman
Laches is no longer a defense to claims for copyright infringement damages incurred within three years of suit. This seems to be what the U.S. Supreme Court recently held in Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., 134 S. Ct. 1962 (2014). Or did it?
On the surface, Petrella seems straightforward enough; but in copyright law, nothing is as simple as it seems. So a decision grounded in part on the virtue of predictability has p...
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