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9th Cir. Appellate Arguments; FL Sup. Ct. Ruling on Pre-'72 Recordings

Just a few days after the Florida Supreme Court ruled the state's common law doesn't provide pre-1972 sound recordings with rights to public performance royalties, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments on whether remasterings inject pre-1972 sound recordings with federal copyright protection.

7 minute read December 01, 2017 at 12:05 AM
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Scott Graham and Celia Ampel
9th Cir. Appellate Arguments; FL Sup. Ct. Ruling on Pre-'72 Recordings

Just a few days after the Florida Supreme Court ruled the state's common law doesn't provide pre-1972 sound recordings with rights to public performance royalties, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments on whether remasterings inject pre-1972 sound recordings with federal copyright protection.

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