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Copyright holders can claim damages for copyright infringements that occurred years or even decades ago, the U.S. Supreme Court has clarified. In a majority decision, the Court rejected the lower court's argument that there's a three-year time limit for damages. Older claims are fair game, as long as the lawsuit is filed within three years of 'discovering' an infringement.

A copy of the Supreme Court Decision, written by Justice Elena Kagan, is available here

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 29 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Copyright itself has a time limit so... Who would be able to make a claim on a thing after it becomes public domain? 🤨

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The time limit is a century or so, so that's something our descendants can figure out.

[–] prowess2956@kbin.social 14 points 6 months ago

Just after they figure out the climate, I suppose