Laura A. Kees

May 10, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Sara Dobie Bauer |Lori Cohen |Laura A. Kees

On Thursday, May 9, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that plaintiffs in copyright litigation no longer are bound by a three-year statute of limitations for bringing a claim to recover damages. In the 6-3 decision, the court’s majority wrote, “There is no time limit on monetary recovery. So a copyright owner possessing a timely claim is entitled to damages for infringement, no matter when the infringement occurred.”The Supreme Court took Warner Chappell Music Inc. et al. v. Sherman Nealy et al.