Copyright Office Lawsuits Can Be Emailed Starting May 26
Litigation on alleged copyright violation of a work can still go ahead even if the Copyright Office refused the application to register the work, but the agency must be notified about the suit, Assistant General Counsel Jordana Rubel blogged Thursday.…
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Starting May 26, those complaints can be emailed to 411notices@copyright.gov instead of sending a paper copy through the mail, she said. Complaint copies also must be sent to the U.S. attorney for the district where the court is located and DOJ, she said. CO notification allows it to decide if it wants to participate in the suit and explain to the court why it didn't believe the work was copyrightable, she said.