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Songwriters Who Unknowingly Signed Away Their Rights Finally Get a Real Second Chance: The Promise of Vetter v. Resnik (Guest Column)
The writer of the 1966 hit 'Double Shot of My Baby's Love' recently won back global rights he'd unknowingly signed away - for a dollar - as a youth.
After initial resistance, the then-current owner of the song, Resnik Music Group, agreed that the termination was valid but refused to acknowledge its full scope. But to the extent that the decision has a financially disruptive effect on the industry, perhaps companies have become too comfortable retaining rights that Congress clearly believed should be returned. Rather than continuing to fight against authors’ interests, the industry should wholeheartedly embrace their efforts to get a true second chance to fully benefit from their works.
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