Copyright Law Updates | New Federal Register Notices
April 8, 2010
Copyright Office Seeks Comments on Application of Title 17 to Termination of Grants of Transfers or Licenses of Copyright
Gap in Termination Provisions
37 CFR Part 201, 3/29/2010
In a Federal Register Notice, the Copyright Office (“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.
According to the Copyright Office, it is seeking comments at this time because the deadlines for serving notices of termination for 1978 grants will begin to expire in 2011 and some stakeholders have raised questions with the Office and some Congressional Offices.
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