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Prior Agreement Bars Termination of Song Rights

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York decided that music publisher EMI can keep the rights to the 1934 hit song "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" for another 25 years.

3 minute read December 31, 2013 at 11:00 PM
By
Brendan Pierson
Prior Agreement Bars Termination of Song Rights

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York decided that music publisher EMI can keep the rights to the 1934 hit song “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” for another 25 years.

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