Copyright Law Updates | New Federal Register Notices

May 13, 2010

Copyright Office Extends Deadline for Reply Comments in Its Inquiry on Termination of Certain Grants of Transfers of Copyright

Gap in Termination Provisions
37 CFR Part 201, 5/12/2010

The Copyright Office has extended the deadline from May 14 to May 21 for reply comments in its inquiry on termination of certain grants.

By way of background, the Copyright Office has sought comments regarding the application of Title 17 to the termination of certain grants of transfers or licenses of copyright, specifically those for which execution of the grant occurred prior to January 1, 1978 and creation of the work occurred on or after January 1, 1978. The Copyright Office has sought comments because the deadlines for serving notices of termination for 1978 grants will begin to expire in 2011…

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The following companies are mentioned in Copyright Law Updates:

MGA Entertainment (HK) Ltd.

Mattel, Inc.

MGA Entertainment Inc.

American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

The Cartoon Network LP, LLP

Paramount Pictures Corp.

NBC Studios, Inc.

Disney Enterprises, Inc.

CSC Holdings, Inc.

CBS Broadcasting Inc.

Cablevision Systems Corp.

Cable News Network LP, LLLP

American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

Westbound Records, Inc.

Kamind Associates, Inc. a.k.a. KAM Industries

UMG Recordings, Inc.

Janice Combs Publishing, Inc. d.b.a. Justin Combs Publishing

All Headline News Corp.

Bad Boy Records LLC

American Software Development Company, Inc.

Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. d.b.a. Bad Boy Records

Affordable Video Systems, Ltd.

Yahoo! Inc.

Dream Games of Arizona, Inc.

Television Music License Committee

Frank Diana City Entertainment

PC Onsite

SESAC, Inc.

Simon & Schuster, Inc.

RealNetworks, Inc.

AOL LLC f.k.a. America Online, Inc.

Northern Lights Products, Inc. d.b.a. GlowProducts.com

Litecubes, LLC

Poof Apparel Corp.

Derek Andrew, Inc.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Inc.

Geoffrey Productions, Inc.

Universal City Studios LLLP

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.

Turner Network Television LP, LLLP

Turner Network Sales, Inc.

Turner Classic Movies, LP, LLLP

Gale Group, Inc.

McIntosh & Otis, Inc.

Managed Solutions Group, Inc.

ASP. Consulting Group

West Publishing Company, Inc.

Veoh Networks, Inc.

Akanoc Solutions, Inc.