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Nov. 12, 2014
John Steinbeck copyright dispute erupts again
After four years of dormancy, the heirs of John Steinbeck are ready to go back to court, with two competing lawsuits filed in the past four days.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - A three-decades-old copyright dispute between the heirs of John Steinbeck that appeared to have ended with a 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision in 2010 is back in a big way with a fresh pair of lawsuits.
The suits show the continued, generations-old intrafamily Steinbeck conflicts and the complex nature of termination rights, which is the power to reclaim copyrights to works pr...
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