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Time Is Running Out For Artists & Writers To Exercise Their Termination Rights Under U.S. Copyright Law

August 9, 2017

The 1976 Copyright Act provides for the termination of copyright transfers–but authors need to act within a limited timeframe. Creators are entitled to reclaim their copyrights regardless of any contract stating otherwise after certain time periods. Therefore, even if an author, artist, musician, photographer or songwriter signed a contract which purports to transfer all rights in ...