Re: Can you sue with no copyright registration - just a fili

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On 1/25/04, Stacey wrote:
> So just the act of filing for a copyright registration is
> adequate for "registration"? It will take 6 months to 2 years
> for him to receive an actual certificate of registration.

Maybe. I think that his filing of an appropriate application will
be enough to keep the suit from being dismissed on the merits.

I am not a litigator, but I know of one person who was sued for
copyright infringement in which the filing was shortly before the
filing of the complaint. The suit was not dismissed and the
defendant was found liable for copyright infringement in the end.

If you think about it, if applications take years to turn into
actual registrations, clients releasing new material would never be
able to sue in a timely fashion if the law worked otherwise.

At worst (or best if you are the defendant), the plaintiff would not
be able to rely on the certificate as prima facie evidence of
ownership.

Re: Can you sue with no copyright registration - just a fili, 2/12/04, by anonymous.

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