Copyright registration
jjordan@alston.com
Fri, 14 Jun 1996 01:55:07 -0400 (EDT)
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 01:55:07 -0400 (EDT)
Message-Id: <199606140555.BAA27782@foyer.homecom.com>
From: jjordan@alston.com
Subject: Copyright registration
>without actual damages or pre-infringement registration, the
>likelihood of an infringement suit is minimal.
While I agree with the assessment that not many of these suits are
actually pursued, one should not assume: (1) that any actual damages
are required to sue for injunctive relief and attorney fees, (2) that
actual damages do not exist just because the work was distributed for
free or (3) that a federal copyright registration must precede the
infringement to make it actionable. One must register in order to
invoke federal jurisdiction before filing the Complaint, but this is
frequently done at the last minute, and *after* the infringement.
Jim Jordan
Intellectual Property Group
Alston & Bird
jjordan@alston.com
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