Is a copyright holder entitled to sue the owner of an exclusive right under copyright?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Malibu Media, LLC v. Does 1 Through 13, No. 2:12-cv-01513 MCE KJN (E.D. Cal. 2012):
4. Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 501(b), the "legal or beneficial owner of an exclusive right under a copyright is entitled . . . to institute an action for any infringement of that particular right committed while he or she is the owner of it." Accord Silvers v. Sony Pictures Entm't, Inc., 402 F.3d 881, 884 (9th Cir. 2005) (en banc).
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