Intellectual Property
Jul. 14, 2015
Some courts conflate copyright terms
The import of a copyright registration has been elevated to a level exceeding its intended function, and cases demonstrate how that can doom an otherwise valid infringement claim.
Stephen M. Doniger
Partner
Doniger Burroughs APC
603 Rose Ave.
Venice , CA 90291
Phone: (310) 590-1820
Email: stephen@donigerlawfirm.com
Scott Alan Burroughs
Partner
Doniger Burroughs APC
603 Rose Ave.
Venice , CA 90291
Phone: (310) 590-1820
Email: scott@donigerlawfirm.com
Doniger / Burroughs is an artists' rights boutique that has litigated numerous street art and other creative work cases. It has offices in Venice, California and Brooklyn, New York.
A copyright infringement defendant recently argued to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that the plaintiff's case failed because there were errors on the plaintiff's copyright registration certificate, and those errors were dispositive on the issue of copyright ownership (a necessary element of an infringement claim). The panel deciding the case, Meridian Textiles v. Topson Downs of California, 12-57190 (May 22, 2015), rejected this argument. ...
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