timing of filing a lawsuit

A friend recently pointed out the following language in a June '98 court ruling:

"This article states, referring to Ryan v. Carl Corp, 1998 U.S. Dist.
>LEXIS 9012 (C.D. Cal. June 16, 1998): '...the issuance of a
certificate--and not merely the filing of an application--is required to create federal subject matter jurisdiction in a copyright action.'"

I had understood that to sue, one must have sent in/filed the registration, not that the certificate had to have already issued. Does this decision change that or am I missing something?

Thanks,

Carol Cricow
<carol[_at_]yujean.com> Received on Mon Feb 22 1999 - 20:34:26 GMT