ARE Copyright Law Alert: Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Recovery of Damages Beyond the Copyright Act’s Three-Year Statute of Limitations

On May 9, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Sherman Nealy, No. 22-1078, 601 U. S. ____ (2024), addressing whether, under the discovery rule of accrual, a copyright owner claiming infringement “‘can recover damages for acts that allegedly occurred more than three years before the filing of […]