Copyright Ruling Could Extend US Terminations Worldwide

By Nathaniel Bach, Suna Izgi and Mackenzie Pearson ( March 11, 2025, 3:43 PM EDT) -- On Jan. 29, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana issued a summary judgment ruling in favor of the plaintiff in the case Vetter v. Resnik, which revisits fundamental questions of copyright law. On Feb. 26, Resnik filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. If the Fifth Circuit upholds the decision, or if other courts follow the district court's lead, it could extend the geographical scope of U.S. termination rights to foreign territories....

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