Roberts v. Gordy’s Empirical Analysis
877 F.3d 1024 · 2017
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 district ·
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Applies 17 U.S.C. § 106 (§ 101 of the Copyright Act of 1976) · 17 U.S.C. § 201 (§ 101 of the Copyright Act of 1976) · 17 U.S.C. § 408 (§ 101 of the Copyright Act of 1976) · 17 U.S.C. § 411 (§ 101 of the Copyright Act of 1976) · 28 U.S.C. § 1331
Relies on Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co. · Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. Muchnick · 176 L. Ed. 2d 18 - Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. Muchnick · Original Appalachian Artworks, Inc. v. Toy Loft, Inc. · Brown v. Johnson
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“(a) .... [N]o action for infringement of the copyright in any United States work shall be instituted until preregistration or registration of the copyright claim has been made in accordance with this title.... (b)(1) A certificate of registration satisfies the requirements of this section and section 412, regardless of whether the certificate contains any inaccurate information, unless-(A) the inaccurate information was included on the application for copyright registration with knowledge that it was inaccurate; and (B) the inaccuracy of the information, if known, would have caused the Register of Copyrights to refuse registration.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“And while '[a]s a general rule only one copyright registration can be made for the same version of a particular work,' specific exceptions are recognized by a federal regulation .... [L]ogic would dictate that Original Appalachian and St. Luke's would support at least one more-a good faith, redundant registration for a published work.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“it was on the grounds of invalid copyright registrations and failure to demonstrate ownership that the district court dismissed this case at summary judgment.... Notably, a copyright registration provides a presumption of copyright ownership. Invalidation of a registration eliminates this presumption.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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