United States DC Circuit

Rejection of plaintiff's claims for royalties from copyrighted television broadcasts is affirmed where the claims were untimely since plaintiff could not produce a stamped postal receipt showing that the claims had been timely submitted.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/17/2005
• Decided 04/08/2005
• Published 04/08/2005

Judges

• Before:  SENTELLE and ROBERTS, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Randolph D. Moss argued the cause for appellants Universal City Studios, et al.   With him on the briefs were Thomas P. Olson, Edward N. Siskel, and Brian M. Boynton., David E. Kendall argued the cause for appellant Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. With him on the briefs was Vidya S. Atre.


• For Appellees:
  
• James J. Gilligan, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees Marybeth Peters, et al.   With him on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Kenneth L. Wainstein, U.S. Attorney, Gregory G. Katsas, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and Mark B. Stern, Attorney.