Copyright Termination Archives

As a new case involving Dwight Yoakam illustrates, successfully serving a copyright termination notice is fraught with potential pitfalls, and mistakes come easy and often. Can the "harmless error" doctrine save the day?

As a new case involving Dwight Yoakam illustrates, serving a copyright termination notice is fraught with potential pitfalls, and mistakes come easy and often. Can the "harmless error" doctrine save the day?

The First Circuit ruled that the classic 1960 board game "The Game of Life" was created as a work made for hire, which means it isn't subject to copyright termination

CCourt Decisions

A “Game of Life” That Can’t Be Terminated

byAaron Moss

The First Circuit rules that the classic 1960 board game "The Game of Life" was created as a work made for hire. Here's why it matters.

The release of a new film in the "Predator" franchise may hinge on an obscure but increasingly important aspect of copyright termination.

LLegal Filings

To Terminate a “Predator”: Breaking Down Dueling Copyright Lawsuits

byAaron Moss

The release of a new film in the "Predator" franchise may hinge on an obscure but increasingly important aspect of copyright termination.

The Philadelphia Phillies and the creators of the Phillie Phanatic are involved in a lawsuit over the validity of a copyright termination notice and the scope of the derivative works exception under the Copyright Act.

LLegal Filings

The Phillie Phanatic and Copyright Termination’s Derivative Works Exception

byAaron Moss

Can the Copyright Act's "derivative works exception" help the Phillies blunt the effect of a copyright termination notice from their mascot's designer?

CCourt Decisions

Copyright Termination and Loan-Out Corporations, Revisited

byAaron Moss

How a common entertainment industry tax planning tool may prevent artists and their heirs from utilizing the Copyright Act’s termination provision.

Copyright Termination

Copyright Termination and “Harmless Error”

A “Game of Life” That Can’t Be Terminated

To Terminate a “Predator”: Breaking Down Dueling Copyright Lawsuits

The Phillie Phanatic and Copyright Termination’s Derivative Works Exception

Copyright Termination and Loan-Out Corporations, Revisited

Is Trump Office’s Use of the Great Seal Legal?

The Copyright Myth Project

Copyright Registration for Blogs and Social Media Posts Now in Effect—But Here’s Why You May Not Qualify

Warhol’s “Prince Series” Isn’t Fair Use, But What Is?