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U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari to Decide Damages Period Under Copyright Act

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(collectively, “Nealy”), sued Warner Chappell Music, Inc. (“Warner”), for copyright infringement in the Southern District of Florida, alleging that Warner was using Nealy’s musical works based on invalid third-party licenses in violation of 17 U.S.C. § § 501.

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Supreme Court Affirms Availability of Back-Damages Under Copyright Discovery Rule

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2024) , resolving a circuit split over the availability of back-damages in copyright infringement cases. Nealy was incarcerated from 1989 to 2008 and again from 2012 to 2015 , and consequently was unaware that Butler had licensed their music without proper authorization. Nealy , No. 22-1078, 601 U.S. Despite 17 U.S.C. ยง

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Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy: Supreme Court Allows Retrospective Copyright Damages Beyond 3 Years Based on Discovery Rule

IP Intelligence

Nealy was incarcerated for drug-related offenses from 1989 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2015. In 2008, unbeknownst to Nealy, Butler entered into an agreement with Warner Chappell Music Inc. Nealy sought damages for alleged copyright infringement dating back to 2008 โ€“ 10 years before he filed suit.

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Supreme Court Fixes One Problem with the Copyright Statute of Limitations, But Punts Another โ€” Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy (Guest Blog Post)

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If the Supreme Court upholds the discovery rule for copyright cases, or simply declines to address it, the decision will leave copyright defendants exposed to very large awards for years of infringing conduct (as they have been everywhere but the Second Circuit). to license works from the Music Specialist catalog.

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Court Grounds Copyright Frequent Flyer Over Statute of Limitations

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The bronze medal goes to Joe Hand Promotions , which targets bars that show pay-per-view boxing and UFC fights without a license. As far as the seven deadly sins of copyright defendants are concerned, the clear winners are lust, gluttony, and wrath. Minden is a licensing agency that specializes in wildlife and nature photography.

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IPSC Breakout Session #5 Platforms & Interfaces/IP Enforcement

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Piggyback on VC due diligence, valuation. The problem is that this system fell apart around 2008-2012 when smartphones came out. Questions of reliance/implied license can arise from delayed enforcement. So we recognize that lots of copyright infringements are not worth enforcing, either not harmful or even helpful.

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