Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Docket Number
Term
2023 Term
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
Whether the Copyright Act’s statute of limitations for civil actions, 17 U.S.C. 507(b), precludes retrospective relief for acts that occurred more than three years before the filing of a lawsuit.
Case Updates
Supreme Court assumes without deciding that discovery rule applies to statute of limitations for claims for copyright infringement, and holds that statute of limitations does not impose three-year limit on recoverable damages
May 09, 2024
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to hold that the Copyright Act’s statute of limitations does not implicitly incorporate a discovery rule
December 04, 2023
Adam G. Unikowsky of Jenner & Block LLP and the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the Chamber.
Cert. petition granted
September 29, 2023
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to grant review and hold that the three-year statute of limitations for copyright-infringement claims runs from the date of injury, not the date a plaintiff discovers the infringement
June 05, 2023
Click here to view the brief.
Adam G. Unikowsky and Allison N. Douglis of Jenner & Block LLP and the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the Chamber.
Case Documents
- Lower Court Opinion -- Warner Chappell Music Inc v. Nealy (U.S. Supreme Court)
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief (cert.) -- Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy (U.S. Supreme Court)
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief (merits) -- Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy (U.S. Supreme Court)
- Opinion -- Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy (U.S. Supreme Court)