2nd Circuit: No Exception To Copyright Act Limitations Statute’s Discovery Rule

(August 20, 2024, 1:27 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel vacated a New York federal judge’s finding that a photography studio’s copyright claims were time-barred, saying the judge incorrectly held that an exception to the “discovery rule” precludes “sophisticated plaintiffs” from bringing a copyright claim three years after the discovery of the alleged infringement....