| Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. Muchnick | |
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| Argued October 7, 2009 Decided March 2, 2010 | |
| Full case name | Reed Elsevier, Inc., Et Al., Petitioners v. Irvin Muchnick Et Al. |
| Docket no. | 08-103 |
| Citations | 559 U.S. 154 (more) 130 S. Ct. 1237; 176 L. Ed. 2d 18; 93 U.S.P.Q.2d 1719 |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 509 F.3d 116 (2d Cir. 2007); cert. granted, 555 U.S. 1211 (2009). |
| Procedural | Writ of certiorari to The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
| Holding | |
| A copyright holder must register under Section 411 (a) prior to filing a copyright infringement claim. Failure to comply does not restrict a Federal Court's subject jurisdiction over the matter. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Thomas, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito |
| Concurrence | Ginsburg (in judgment), joined by Stevens, Breyer |
| Sotomayor took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
| Laws applied | |
| Copyright Act§411(a) | |
Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. Muchnick, 559 U.S. 154 (2010), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States involving copyright law. The Court held that failure to register a copyright under Section 411 (a) of the United States Copyright Act does not limit a Federal Court's jurisdiction over claims of infringement regarding unregistered works.