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Eternal copyright damages. This sounds like a safe and reasonable decision by our ever respectable Supreme Court.

The fuck outta here

The headline is misleading, but the article reports it correctly.

In copyright law in the US, there is a 3-year statute of limitations. However, some jurisdictions follow the "discovery rule." This is a court-made doctrine that allows a lawsuit to be filed beyond 3 years if the plaintiff can show they only discovered the infringement after the statute of limitations ran out, with some other extenuating factors. However, there is also the issue of damages. Under a sister legal doctrine, damages that are more than 3 years old have been barred regardless of whether the discovery rule allows a lawsuit. Effectively negating the discovery rule.

The Supreme Court in this situation held that damages follow the discovery rule. Meaning, if the discovery rule applies, then damages can be sought. The Court explicitly said it wasn't ruling on whether the discovery rule applied.

The decision doesn't expand or create the discovery rule that allows lawsuits beyond 3 years. That already existed.

Interestingly, this is a rare time when I agree with Gorsuch on the dissent. He basically said, "The damages is moot because the discovery rule is made up and shouldn't even apply, so the majority is wasting its time even entertaining that damages can be sought."

Sexual assault victims have a time limit. Copyright infringement "victims" do not. Tracks.

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

There’s an SOL on rape in most scenarios.

But no statute of limitations on copyright violations? WTF?

So we can sue AI for a fuck ton of cash? Sweet!!!