Assuming your summation to be true, then that is really interesting as it breaks USA's obligations under the Berne Convention (which they didn't join until abou

Assuming your summation to be true, then that is really interesting as it breaks USA's obligations under the Berne Convention (which they didn't join until about 100 years after most of the West) which was the reason registration was ended as a requirement (but was still useful due to, AIUI, pecuniary damages being awarded for registered works whilst only actual damages are/were? awarded for unregistered). I think you have erred, the question before the court concerned when registration bites. My understanding is 17 USC 106 still applies, but civil actions before the court require a registration to have been initiated; I thought that was just a filter on court actions? Happy to be corrected. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/411 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/411 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/106 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/106 https://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/berne/ https://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/berne/