Re: Termination right

From: Joseph Pietro Riolo <josephpietrojeungriolo[_at_]gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 17:05:55 -0400


On 6/29/05, Elizabeth T Russell <brussell[_at_]supranet.net> wrote: 

>

> Are there any circumstances under which the termination right under section
> 203 can be waived contractually? Subsection (a)(5) states: "Termination of
> the grant may be effected notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary...."

While this may not address your question directly, you may wonder if there is a way to avoid that section. One way is to hire author so that the work created by author is treated as work-made-for-hire. Another way is to ask author to dedicate his work to the public domain. :-)

We will never know how that section will play out until the year 2013. We probably will see some court cases covering the disputes between authors and entities that have contracts with them.

Joseph Pietro Riolo
<josephpietrojeungriolo[_at_]gmail.com>
<riolo[_at_]voicenet.com>

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Public domain notice: I put all of my expressions in this post in the public domain. Received on Fri Jul 01 2005 - 01:05:55 GMT

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