Brief Of Amici Curiae Electronic Frontier Foundation, Authors Alliance, American Library Association And Association Of Research Libraries In Support Of Petitioners

Abstract

Copyright trolling is a burden on website owners and other internet users, and on the courts, and does not advance the purposes of copyright law. The federal courts have frequently interpreted the Copyright Act and rules of procedure to discourage the opportunistic pursuit of nuisance settlements. This Court should do likewise by holding that the statute of limitations limits the recovery of damages in an infringement suit to the three-year window before filing suit, as established by Congress.