Tag: Copyright Law
U.S. Supreme Court Decision and the Importance of Registering Copyright Works Early
March 4, 2019
On March 4, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision regarding the requirement for copyright registration prior to filing a lawsuit for copyright infringement. In the unanimous opinion authored by Justice Ginsburg, the Court settled a split in Circuit…
Read MoreSupreme Court Rules Streaming Broadcast Television via a Pay Service over the Internet Without Paying Licensing Fees Illegal
June 27, 2014
On Wednesday, June 25, the Supreme Court ruled that Aereo violated copyright laws by publicly performing copyrighted works. Aereo is a startup whose business model revolves around recording broadcast television programming and storing the programming on their servers. The programming…
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