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The Supreme Court Finally Resolves An Old, Vexing Question: Does "Registration" Mean "Registration"? Answer: "Yes."

The Intellectual Property Strategist

April 1, 2019

Written by James A. Trigg and Bethany R. Nelson

In Fourth Estate Pub. Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC, the Supreme Court resolved a circuit split decades in the making by holding that a copyright is not “registered” within the meaning of the Copyright Act unless and until a registration certificate actually has issued. Click to read the full article in The Intellectual Property Strategist, "The Supreme Court Finally Resolves An Old, Vexing Question: Does 'Registration' Mean 'Registration'? Answer: 'Yes.'"

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