Re: comment on copyright case?

From: Stephen Fishman <sfish55[_at_]yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 16:44:13 -0700 (PDT)

On Mon, 24 Apr 2000, Laurie Urquiaga <urquiagal[_at_]lawgate.byu.edu> wrote:
>
> Although I'm just a lowly 1L, it seems to me that the summary judgment
> order was wrong in this case. Failure to register copyright prohibits
> statutory damages, but isn't the copyright owner still entitled to
> actual and consequential damages? What's the point of the 1976 change
> removing the need to register if registration is still required for
> protection?

Copyright registration is a prerequisite to filing a copyright infringement lawsuit. However, this rule doesn't apply to works owned by non-U.S. citizens.

Does anyone know if the plaintiff can simply go ahead and register her work now and then refile her case? Or is this not permitted after summary judgment?

Stephen Fishman
<sfish55[_at_]yahoo.com>

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