News Sep 16, 2026

Landmark termination rights ruling not the “copyright emergency” music publishers claim, songwriter tells US Supreme Court

When America’s Fifth Circuit Appeals Court backed a songwriter-friendly interpretation of the termination right in US copyright law, the majors bought the song that prompted that ruling and asked the Supreme Court to intervene. The writer of that song has now urged the top court to not get involved

Originally published by Complete Music Update
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Landmark termination rights ruling not the “copyright emergency” music publishers claim, songwriter tells US Supreme Court