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ARTICLE · 23 APRIL 2020

Copyright Termination. Special Report: Two SDNY Decisions On The Same Day!

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I am going to take time off from my overall discussion of the provisions for statutory termination under the Copyright Act of 1976 to discuss two cases that came down this week that address some of the many thorny issues ...

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I am going to take time off from my overall discussion of the provisions for statutory termination under the Copyright Act of 1976 (see this introductory post and the posts that are linked to that post), to discuss two cases that came down this week that address some of the many thorny issues presented by this statutory scheme.

On March 31, 2020, two SDNY judges issued decisions in separate cases involving terminations of copyright interests under the provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976. Both cases are putative class actions brought by owners of interests in musical recordings against record labels. And while neither decision is particularly earthshaking (the courts denied motions to dismiss most of the claims in both cases), these decisions address interesting issues and the cases will be worth following in the months to come.

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