Britt Anderson provided his predictions in Allen et al. v. Cooper et al. regarding claims that videographer Frederick Allen filed regarding the use of this videos used by North Carolina officials in an article by WestLaw Journal: Intellectual Property titled, “ Sovereign Immunity, Due Process at Issue in Supreme Court Shipwreck Copyright Case."

Throughout the oral argument, the Supreme Court justices appeared highly concerned about the lack of alternative remedies available to copyright holders if the Copyright Remedy Clarification Act were not upheld. ... Copyright holders and rights owners facing issues relating to use of copyrighted materials by state governments will not take any solace in this close oral argument and should instead focus on contractual protections with state governments to govern the use of copyrighted works.