Re: Copyright Term Expiration

Mike,

I'm not sure what you're asking. If you are referring to termination of transfers, to the best of my knowledge, that is only available for transfers made after 1978. Thus, that section of the Copyright Act would not apply to your hypothetical. Also, that particular section only applies to transfers and licenses, not works made for hire. So, if the artist recorded a work for hire, then he/she wouldn't have a right to terminate the transfer (since no transfer was involved).

What are you looking for with this question?

Brock

On 8/19/03 8:55 AM, "Mike Phillips" <copyrightlist[_at_]mikephillips.com> wrote:

> What is the present situation with regard to copyrights in musical recordings
> reverting to recording artists (in particular, songs recording in the 1960s)?
> Assume that the group that recorded the song was a contractor to the record
> company (notwithstanding what the contract may have said about
> work-made-for-hire), and the song was a national hit in 1966. The artists
> never received any royalties for the work, and since they did not write the
> underlying composition, they were not entitled to royalties from that, either.
>
> Mike Phillips
Received on Tue Aug 19 2003 - 23:20:05 GMT