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A Judge Says Copyright Termination Is Global. Will That Help Songwriters Or Cause ‘Chaos’?
A copyright court ruling in Louisiana found termination rights have global reach, a novel legal decision opponents say will cause "chaos."
A Louisiana federal judge has finalized an unusual legal decision that says American copyright termination rules apply not just stateside but also across the globe, unswayed by warnings that it will cause “destabilization of long-settled business practices” in the music industry. In court filings, the company has argued it will “upend” existing practices and could even violate international treaty obligations: “The result would be chaos … rather than the orderly system that the nations of the world have in fact developed over more than a century.” Under existing precedent and practices, publishers often continue to own foreign rights even after a U.S. termination, giving them potential veto power over cross-border projects and a bargaining chip in negotiations with the artist.
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