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Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC
Fourth Estate (2019): registration or refusal is required before a U.S. copyright suit.
Citation: Fourth Estate Pub. Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC, 586 U.S. 296 (2019)
Type: Case
Jurisdiction: Federal
Issuing body: Supreme Court of the United States
Status: Decided
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Parties: Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC
Proceeding: court decision
For a U.S. work, no infringement suit may be filed until the Copyright Office has registered the work or refused registration under 17 U.S.C. ยง 411(a). A pending application does not satisfy the requirement.
Related guides.
- Ownership, Registration, and the Right to Sue
- Copyright Litigation Questions
- From Pleadings Through Trial
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