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Supreme Court

IP at the Supreme Court Series:ÌýWarner Chappell Music v. Nealy

Feb 21Ìý| 5:00 - 6:00pm EDT | Hybrid |ÌýReception to follow
Registration Required

Moderated byÌýProfessor Christine Haight Farley

American University Washington College of Law regularly invites counsel of record and counsel for selected amici to offer post-argument reflections in intellectual property (and related) cases heard by the Supreme Court. These events are held on the afternoon of oral argument before the Court.Ìý

ISSUE

Issue: Whether, under the discovery accrual rule applied by the circuit courts and the Copyright Act’s statute of limitations for civil actions,Ìý, a copyright plaintiff can recover damages for acts that allegedly occurred more than three years before the filing of a lawsuit.

PANELISTS

  • Edward Rosenthal, Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein & Selz, Amicus Curiae BriefÌýof Association of American Publishers in Support of Petitioner.
  • Scott Burroughs, Doniger & Burroughs,ÌýAmicus Curiae Brief ofÌýthe National Society of Entertainment and Arts Lawyers in Support of Respondent.Ìý
  • Professor Tyler Ochoa, Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Neither Party,ÌýSanta ClaraÌýUniversity School of Law.Ìý
  • J. Kevin Fee, DLA Piper LLC
  • Jason Sloan, Assistant General Counsel at U.S. Copyright Office

ALL BRIEFS AVAILABLE ON SCOTUSblog:Ìý

UPDATE:

Decision:

Accommodation Request
If you would like to request disability-related accommodation or accessibility information, please contact PIJIPÌýat pijip@wcl.american.edu.ÌýÌýÌýRequests should be made two weeks before the event date.