Firm partner publishes article on Supreme Court decision involving copyright infringement damages

May 15, 2024 - David Given published an article in the Daily Journal discussing the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision on the "discovery rule" in copyright infringement suits. In the case of Nealy v. Warner Chappell, the court considered how far back a plaintiff complaining of infringement could reach in claiming damages. The court assumed, without deciding, that a copyright infringement claim accrues upon discovery for statute of limitations purposes. The article discusses the history of the discovery rule and the Copyright Act’s statute of limitations, the court’s approach to that statute, and the likely result of its decision.

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