Recent U.S. District Court Holding Reinterprets U.S. Copyright Act, Sec. 304 and Could Result In Termination and Recapture of both U.S. and Foreign Copyright Rights

For the first time since 2009, a federal court has held that termination rights under Section 304 of the Copyright Act applies to both U.S. domestic and worldwide rights. The holding in the Vetter v. Resnik case is based on the court’s denial of the defendants Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss. In July the Vetter…