Justices' Ruling On Inadvertent Error Excuse May Be Limited

By Jesse Jenike-Godshalk ( April 13, 2022, 5:37 PM EDT) -- In Unicolors Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz LP,[1] the U.S. Supreme Court construed a safe harbor provision in the Copyright Act and concluded that a copyright registration containing incorrect information is not invalid even if the inaccuracy was due to ignorance or a mistake of law. On its face, this decision appears to be at odds with the maxim that ignorance of the law is no excuse....

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