Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 2018

Fourth Estate Pub. Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com

Decided March 4, 2019. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 17-571 · 586 U.S. 296 · Cited 238 times

Holding

Registration occurs, and a copyright claimant may commence an infringement suit, when the Copyright Office registers a copyright.

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