- cross-posted to:
- piracy@lemmit.online
Copyright holders can claim damages for copyright infringements that occurred years or even decades ago, the U.S. Supreme Court has clarified. In a majority decision, the Court rejected the lower court’s argument that there’s a three-year time limit for damages. Older claims are fair game, as long as the lawsuit is filed within three years of ‘discovering’ an infringement.
A copy of the Supreme Court Decision, written by Justice Elena Kagan, is available here
Copyright itself has a time limit so… Who would be able to make a claim on a thing after it becomes public domain? 🤨
The time limit is a century or so, so that’s something our descendants can figure out.
Just after they figure out the climate, I suppose