Re: reversion of copyright
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Posted by : Scenario: The copyright in a work which had been assigned to a third party is scheduled to revert to the original copyright owner within six months. The third party present owner of the copyright in the work is negotiating a deal involving the use of the work in a film to be released after the copyright has reverted to the original copyright owner. Does the original copyright owner have the right to participate in the negotiations that the third party is conducting with the party interested in using the work in its film? on October 20, 1999 at 14:09:51:
In Reply to: reversion of copyright posted by nicole page on October 20, 1999 at 09:08:35:
: Scenario: The copyright in a work which had been assigned to a third party is scheduled to revert to the original copyright owner within six months. The third party present owner of the copyright in the work is negotiating a deal involving the use of the work in a film to be released after the copyright has reverted to the original copyright owner. Does the original copyright owner have the right to participate in the negotiations that the third party is conducting with the party interested in using the work in its film?
I suspect that there is a clear answer to this one. I'm not going to do the research. My hunch is that if the deal is legitimate when consumated that the assignee may be home free. That answer doesn't sit right with me but I have a feeling I have seen cases to that effect.
M. Arthur Auslander
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