Mealey's (October 16, 2018, 10:13 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Approval or rejection of a copyright registration by the U.S. Copyright Office is necessary before an infringement suit may be filed, a news website operator argues in an Oct. 11 respondent brief to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the high court to find that the mere act of filing a registration application is insufficient to permit a party to initiate litigation (Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com LLC, et al., No. 17-571, U.S. Sup.)....