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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Authors ,
Authorship ,
Copyright ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Film Industry ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
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 ,
Copyright Exhaustion ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Registration ,
Damages ,
Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp v Wall-Street.com LLC ,
SCOTUS ,
Solicitor General ,
Split of Authority ,
The Copyright Act ,
Uniformity