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Terminations of transfer (and Dastar)

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Classic Media, Inc. v. Mewborn, 532 F.3d 978 (9th Cir. 2008) This case is most notable for creating an apparent circuit split between the 9th and the 2nd, the other key circuit for the publishing industry, about the effect of a post-1978 agreement purporting to affect termination rights under §304(c) when the agreement is executed before the termination window opens. The Ninth Circuit ruled that the agreement was an invalid “agreement to the contrary.” (Filewrapper offers a bit more summary (original story)