What occurs when artists conform to switch rights to a musical composition however by no means put that switch in writing? On this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin companions Scott Hervey and Jessica R. Corpuz break down a federal courtroom resolution arising from a copyright dispute tied to Ye’s Donda album. The case turned on a easy however unforgiving rule of copyright legislation: with out a written task, you don’t personal the copyright and you can’t implement it.
On this episode, they cowl:
Why Part 204(a) of the Copyright Act requires copyright transfers to be in writing
The authorized distinction between composition copyrights and sound recording copyrights
How the dearth of a written task worn out a lot of the plaintiff’s infringement claims
Tune in for a transparent reminder that in copyright legislation, if it isn’t in writing, it could as effectively not exist.
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