Cosmetic Ideas v. IAC Interactive: Adopting the “Application Approach” to Copyright Registration
By Ryan Smith and Thomas F. Zuber of Zuber & Taillieu LLP
The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals joined the Fifth and Seventh Circuits in holding that a completed application filed with the U.S. Copyright Office suffices for “registration” for litigation purposes. In Cosmetic Ideas, Inc. v. IAC/Interactivecorp. 606 F.3d 612 (9th Cir. 2010), the Ninth Circuit determined that although the… More...

