The Second Circuit issued a remarkable decision on termination rights under Sections 203 and 304(c) of the Copyright Act that seemingly, whether knowingly or otherwise, limits the Act’s extraterritorial reach. Ennio Morricone...more
8/30/2019
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Authorship ,
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Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Film Industry ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
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IP Assignment Agreements ,
Italy ,
Reversal ,
Termination Rights ,
The Copyright Act ,
Work Made For Hire Doctrine
On March 4, 2019, the United States Supreme Court held unanimously that “a copyright claimant may commence an infringement suit … when the Copyright Office registers a copyright.” Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v....more
3/8/2019
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Copyright Exhaustion ,
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Copyright Registration ,
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Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp v Wall-Street.com LLC ,
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Solicitor General ,
Split of Authority ,
The Copyright Act ,
Uniformity
Musical scores incorporated into films are usually produced with the specific film in mind. In the U.S., we call such works “works made for hire,” meaning that the artist does not retain authorship rights to the music....more
10/24/2017
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Film Industry ,
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IP Assignment Agreements ,
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Musical Sound Recordings ,
Section 203 ,
Sound Recording Copyrights ,
The Copyright Act ,
Work Made For Hire Doctrine
Section 411(a) of the Copyright Act generally requires copyright registration, or a refusal of registration, before a copyright action may be filed. This has led to a variety of decisions from the Circuit and District Courts...more