Songwriter Urges Supreme Court Not to Intervene in Copyright Termination Case

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

A songwriter has asked the US Supreme Court to refrain from hearing a case concerning copyright termination rights. This appeal follows the Fifth Circuit Appeals Court's decision to support a songwriter-friendly interpretation of these rights, a ruling which the major labels sought to challenge.

The music publishers have characterized the ruling as a "copyright emergency." The labels purchased the song that led to the appellate ruling and subsequently petitioned the Supreme Court for intervention. Originally reported by Complete Music Update.