Law 874: Seminar in Advanced Copyright Law Topics

Assignment for November 8: Termination of Transfers

(This is a make-up class. We will meet from 4:10 to 6:10 pm in room 242 of Hutchins Hall.)

1. BACKGROUND


1. Review §§ 203 & 304


2. Read heavily edited versions of these cases:
   
   • Mills Music v. Snyder (1985)
   
   
   • Bourne v. MPL (SDNY 1987)
3. Optional: Read Lydia Loren, Renegotiating the Copyright Deal in the Shadow of the “Inalienable” Right to Terminate, 62 Fla. L. Rev. 1329 (2010).


2. RECENT CASES:  Read some heavily edited versions of recent cases:
   
   
   1. Marvel v. Simon (2d Cir 2002)
   
   
   2. Classic Media v Mewborne (9th Cir 2008)
   
   
   3. Penguin v. Steinbeck (2d Cir 2008)
   
   
   4. Marvel v. Kirby (2d Cir 2013)
   
   
   5. DC Comics v Pacific Pictures (9th Cir 2013)
   
   
   6. Baldwin v. EMI Feist (2d Cir. 2015)
   
   
   7. Brumley v. Brumley & Sons (6th Circuit 2016)

    

Upload a short (250-300 word) reaction paper to Canvas by 3:00 pm on Sunday, November 6.