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US copyright termination notice has global effect, US appeal court rules

By Melissa Ritti ( January 13, 2026, 21:23 GMT | Insight) -- A new decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit challenges long-held views on the territorial limits of termination rights under the Copyright Act and rejects contradictory interpretations of the same by leading treatise authors. Time will tell whether Monday’s holding unleashes pandemonium in the film and music industries — as predicted by a pair of high-profile amici curiae.A Louisiana federal judge’s determination earlier this year that songwriter Cyril Vetter recaptured worldwide rights to “Double Shot (Of My Baby’s Love)” by way of a 2019 copyright termination notice won’t be disturbed....

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