Starz Making Up Copyright Statute of Limitations Limits: MGM
Starz is essentially arguing that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the Copyright Act statute of limitations, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit "is bound by the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the statute, not Starz’s," defendant-appellant MGM Domestic…
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Television told the appellate court in a docket 21-55379 reply brief Friday. MGM is appealing a lower court's denial of a motion to dismiss some Starz copyright claims on MGM licensing content to other content service providers while Starz allegedly had exclusive license (see 2111040039). MGM said no court of appeals has accepted departing from the three-year limit on retrospective relief going back from the time of the suit as laid out in SCOTUS' Petrella decision, MGM said. Starz outside counsel didn't comment Monday.