Copyright Registration Requirement and Federal Court Jurisdiction : A Legal Analysis of Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. Muchnick.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judge-made law.

Copyright.

District courts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (11 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides legal analysis of Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. Muchnick, concerning whether the Copyright Act restricts the subject matter jurisdiction of Federal courts over copyright infringement actions. Summarizes ruling in District and Second Circuit Courts, reviews arguments presented before the Supreme Court, and considers significance of Supreme Court decision.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Copyright Registration Requirement and Federal Court Jurisdiction

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