U.S. Supreme Court,
Intellectual Property,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Feb. 4, 2014
Waiting to say 'mine!'
What happens if an infringement action accrued recently but the related ownership dispute arose more than three years ago? By Andrew J. Thomas and Samuel D. Green
Andrew J. Thomas
Partner
Jenner & Block LLP
Phone: (213) 239-5100
Email: ajthomas@jenner.com
Harvard Univ Law School; Cambridge MA
Andrew represents content owners in copyright, trademark and First Amendment matters. CONTENT MATTERS is a monthly column devoted to matters of interest to those who create content of all kinds (entertainment, news, software, advertising, etc.) and bring that content to market. Our hope is to shed light on key issues facing the creative content community. If you have questions, comments or topic ideas, let us know. Because content matters.
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The question of repose in copyright law paradoxically seems to be the subject of more litigation now than ever before.
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., a case that concerns whether and how the equitable doctrine of laches applies to copyright infringement claims that are brought within the Copyright Act's rolling three-year statute of limitations, but lon...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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