Vetter v. Resnik, Termination Rights and the "Dickens Provision"

 

PLEASE NOTE : this activity will take place in English only. This is an in-person conference in Toronto, and is preceded by a lunch.

 

Date : Friday, June 13th, at noon (lunch) . Conference begins at 12:30 p.m.

Adress : 175 Bloor Street East Conference Centre, North Tower, Toronto ON  M4W 3R8 

The menu will be announced at a later date.

 

Inscription cost (taxes not included) :

• 55,00 $ for students

• 75,00 $ for members of ALAI Canada

• 120,00 $ for non-members

1:00 of Continuing Legal Education

 

Description :

A copyright case is pending in before the U.S. Court of Appeals which may radically affect ownership of copyright in the United States and abroad.

The court below - contrary to all expectations - held that the renewal term of the U.S. 1909 Act, and the termination provisions of the U.S. 1976 Act, operate to terminate grants of copyright for U.S. works not only in the U.S. but in foreign jurisdictions as well.

The presentation will explain the specifics of this pending case and its context in U.S. and international law, its implications for Canadian rightsholders, and potential ramifications for Canadian rights reversion under Section 14 of the Copyright Act.  

 

Speaker :

• Mtre Joshua Graubart

 

Joshua Graubart is a copyright attorney based in New York City.  He represents both rightsholders and end users in both dispute and transactions, focusing on cross-border and international copyright matters.