McDermott Will & Emery | USA | 30 Jul 2014
The Supreme Court of the United States has now determined that internet streaming services directly infringe the copyrights of several television…
McDermott Will & Emery | USA | 5 Feb 2014
The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari on a petition challenging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's standard for determining when…
McDermott Will & Emery | USA | 31 Mar 2010
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of the United States held that although the Copyright Act’s registration requirement, 17 U.S.C. § 411(a), is a precondition to filing a copyright infringement claim, a copyright holder’s failure to comply with that requirement does not restrict a federal court’s subject-matter jurisdiction over infringement claims involving unregistered works.
McDermott Will & Emery | USA | 28 Feb 2010
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently reversed a district court decision dismissing a complaint alleging the defendants conspired to fix prices of digital music in violation of the Sherman Act §1.