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Under Sec. 304(a) of the 1976 Copyright Act, works registered in the U.S. Copyright Office before Jan. 1, 1978, retained their initial 28-year copyright term. In addition, the 1976 Act added 19 years to the 28-year copyright renewal term for those works and the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998 added 20 more, for a total renewal term of 67 years for pre-1978 works.
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By Stan Soocher
In a case of first impression, the Eleventh Circuit decided that a copyright plaintiff may recover damages that occur more than three years before a copyright lawsuit is filed.
Nugent Photo Copyright Dispute Offers Appellate Look at Post-Warhol Fair-Use Analysis
By Avalon Zoppo
The Fourth Circuit ruled that a copyright infringement claim against a news site, for using a photo of musician Ted Nugent without credit, could proceed, one of the first federal appellate decisions interpreting the U.S. Supreme Court’s most recent iteration of the fair use test.
By Entertainment Law & Finance Staff
Malpractice Claims Filed Against Loeb & Loeb and Of Counsel Over King Fury 2 Film Production
King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano Sued for Malpractice Over Representation of Sublime Band
By Entertainment Law & Finance Staff
Notable recent court filings in entertainment law.