Discovery Rule, Not Injury Rule Applies To Copyright Act's Statute of Limitations

摘要

The discovery rule, not the injury rule, applies to the statute of limitations set forth in Section 507(b) of the Copyright Act of 1976, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled June 5 as a matter of first impression (William A. Graham Co. d/b/a Graham Co. v. Haughey, 3d Cir., No. 08-2007, 6/5/09). Affirming a district court's interpretation of the statute, the court agreed with other federal appeals courts in addressing an issue that had been previously unresolved in the Third Circuit.