http://www.exclusiverights.net/2010/02/first-circuit-copyright-act-does-not-preempt-termination-under-ny-contract-law/ A copyright law blog covering litigation, policy and academia Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:32:09 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.exclusiverights.net/2010/02/first-circuit-copyright-act-does-not-preempt-termination-under-ny-contract-law/comment-page-1/#comment-43024 Entertainment Law News for 2.2.10 « FIU SELS Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:29:01 +0000 http://www.exclusiverights.net/?p=3125#comment-43024 [...] The 1st Circuit has ruled that a state court lawsuit over the transfer of a copyrighted song was not preempted by the federal Copyright Act because the transfer wasn’t in writing and the rights to the song could be terminated regardless of state contract law. [Copyright Law Blog] [...] [...] The 1st Circuit has ruled that a state court lawsuit over the transfer of a copyrighted song was not preempted by the federal Copyright Act because the transfer wasn’t in writing and the rights to the song could be terminated regardless of state contract law. [Copyright Law Blog] [...]

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