From a Circuit Split to a District Split: Amending Copyright Lawsuits After Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corporation v. Wall-Street.com, LLC

Authors

• Habeeb Sheikh, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

The note examines the legal implications of the Supreme Court's decision in Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corporation v. Wall-Street.com, LLC, which resolved a circuit split by adopting the "registration approach" for copyright lawsuits. This approach requires a copyright registration to be granted by the Copyright Office before a lawsuit can be filed. The article argues that lower courts are now divided on whether plaintiffs can amend their complaints to include newly registered copyrights after the initial filing, and it advocates for allowing such amendments to ensure fairness and efficiency in the judicial process.

Disciplines

Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law | Intellectual Property Law | Law | Legislation

Recommended Citation

Habeeb Sheikh, From a Circuit Split to a District Split: Amending Copyright Lawsuits After Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corporation v. Wall-Street.com, LLC, 39 Cardozo Arts & Ent. L.J. 827 (2021).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoaelj/vol39/iss2/12