Perspective
Jun. 2, 2012
Record labels brace for impact of 1976 Copyright Act termination rights
Individual artists who created works after 1977 will soon be able to reclaim their works, and whittle away at record label revenue streams. By Zachary J. Wadle of of Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Tobin & Tobin




The recording industry has been hard hit over the past decade. With the advent of mp3s, iPods and iTunes, the entire industry business model has been upended. Unfortunately for record labels, the hits just may keep on coming. Courtesy of the Copyright Act of 1976, record labels could soon lose copyrights over hugely popular songs authored from the late 1970's forward that generate substantial licensing cash for the industry. Beginning in 2013, some of the most popular ...
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