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Non-human machines cannot be authors under the Copyright Act of 1976....more
For years, the federal courts of appeals have been split on an issue of critical importance to litigants under the Lanham Act, namely, whether a prevailing plaintiff seeking an accounting of the defendant’s profits under...more
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Willful Infringement
On March 4, 2019, the United States Supreme Court held that the Copyright Office must grant registration of a copyright before a plaintiff can bring an infringement lawsuit, rejecting the view that an application alone is a...more