14 Jun, 2020 Not So Fast: Ninth Circuit Reverses Attorneys’ Fees Award for Voluntary Dismissal of Copyright Complaint By Matthew Samet Last Thursday, the Ninth Circuit held in an unpublished opinion, Criminal Productions, Inc. v. Cordoba, that a defendant is not entitled...
28 Mar, 2020 Copyright Termination. Chapter 2: When Can a Grant Be Terminated? By Edward H. Rosenthal In prior posts, I provided a very brief overview of copyright termination followed by a description of where to find the statutory...
24 Mar, 2020 Copyright Termination. Chapter One: What Kind of Grants Can Be Recaptured? By Edward H. Rosenthal The provisions in the 1976 Copyright Act governing termination of grants of interests in copyrights can be found at 17 U.S.C. § 203 and...
17 Mar, 2020 Copyright Termination: An Introduction to a Series of Blog Posts to come. By Edward H. Rosenthal The statutory provisions governing the termination (or recapture) of grants of copyright interests under the Copyright Act of 1976 seem...