Government Stance On Registration Vs. Application Sought By Supreme Court

(January 8, 2018, 1:14 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In its Jan. 8 orders list, the U.S. Supreme Court moved one step closer to resolving a circuit split on whether a copyright infringement lawsuit may commence only upon receipt of a copyright registration or earlier, when an application for copyright is filed (Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com LLC, et al., No. 17-571, U.S. Sup.)....