Pod Bites Episode 6 - Allen v. Cooper by NYIPLA published on 2020-04-03T16:20:32Z Pod Bites Episode 6 - PTAB: Allen v. Cooper The Supreme Court Holds that States Are Immune from Federal Copyright Infringement In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court found that Congress lacked authority and invalidly abrogated states’ sovereign immunity when it enacted the Copyright Remedy Clarification Act. The practical effect of this ruling is that copyright holders cannot sue states for damages for federal copyright infringement.
