Intellectual Property
Nov. 26, 2013
Big stakes for copyright infringement plaintiffs in laches case
Laches is, after all, an equitable defense created by the courts, and as such, it stands in tension with copyright, a wholly statutory regime. By Joshua M. Keesan
On Jan. 21, 2014, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in what may be its only big copyright case of this term, Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, No. 12-1315. Although the case turns on a fairly narrow technical issue, it could have significant implications for future copyright infringement cases.
The plaintiff, Paula Petrella, is the daughter of Frank Petrella, longtime friend of boxer Jake LaMotta, the subject of Martin ...
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