Re: Copyright transfers and exclusive licenses *really* must be in writing

At 02:15 PM 8/8/2005, Mike Oliver wrote:
>I like to keep example cases on file to convince clients to do things
>right, a good case just came along under Sec 204 . . . Lyrick Studios,
>Inc. v. Big Idea Productions, Inc. (5th Cir. 8/5/2005) [
>http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/5th/0310837p.pdf ]

My phrase for that purpose is: "It never matters...until it matters...and then it matters!"

I recently wrote an article dealing with that case. You can find it at http://www.ivanhoffman.com/written2.html There is also a related article called "The Right To Transfer Copyright Licenses that you can find at http://www.ivanhoffman.com/transfer3.html

I do not express or imply any other comments about any other aspect of the post to which this is a reply or about any other posts in this thread.

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IVAN HOFFMAN, B.A., J.D.
Attorney at Law
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