Tag: termination
The Jesus And Mary Chain settle with Warner Music in termination rights dispute
Warner Music has settled a lawsuit filed by The Jesus And Mary Chain over the good old termination right under US copyright law. Band members Jim Reid and William Reid sued the major through the Californian courts in 2021 arguing that the record company was in breach of US copyright rules by refusing to accept termination notices […]
Termination right case against Universal Music denied class action status
A US judge last week declined to grant a termination rights case against Universal Music class action status, basically concluding that each aggrieved artist’s individual case relies on the specifics of their old record contracts, making the dispute inappropriate for a class action. Under US copyright law, when a creator assigns their copyrights to business […]
2 Live Crew urges US judge to dismiss lawsuit seeking to block a termination right claim
Members of 2 Live Crew have called on a US judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed against them by Florida-based Lil Joe Records and to confirm that they can terminate a 1980s record deal and reclaim the rights in all the recordings released under that deal. The music under dispute was originally released by Luke […]
Que Sera Sera writer’s daughter seeks dismissal of termination rights case filed by her daughter
The daughter of the late Jay Livingston – a prolific songwriter perhaps best known from co-writing ‘Que Sera Sera’ – has submitted a motion to the courts in Nashville seeking to dismiss a lawsuit filed against her by her own daughter relating to Livingston’s copyrights and royalties. This dispute is somewhat complicated and centres on […]