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Supreme Court: Mistakes of Law Can Excuse Inaccurate Copyright Registration

By Daniel M. Staren and David G. Barker The Supreme Court held today that lack of knowledge of either fact or law can excuse inaccuracies in a copyright registration under Section 411(b)’s safe harbor provision of the Copyright Act. Unicolors created fabric designs but did not publish them at the same time. Later, in February […]

February 24, 2022 | 3 min read | Tagged: copyright, Copyright Validity, Ninth Circuit, Supreme Court

Daniel M. Staren Associate

David G. Barker Partner

Supreme Court to Review Copyright Statute Relating to Inaccurate Information Provided to Copyright Office

By Zachary Schroeder and Jacob C. Jones On June 1, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, LP. The Court agreed to resolve whether 17 U.S.C. § 411(b) requires a district court to refer a matter to the Copyright Office where there is a claim the copyright […]

June 16, 2021 | 3 min read | Tagged: 17 U.S.C. 411(b), copyright, Copyright Office, Copyright Validity, H&M, Hennes, Inaccurate Information, Litigation, Mauritz, Ninth Circuit, Unicolors

Zachary Schroeder Associate

Jacob C. Jones Counsel