Songwriter Urges Supreme Court to Reject Appeal in Copyright Termination Rights 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 U.S. Supreme Court to decline hearing a case concerning copyright termination rights. This follows an appeal by major record labels after the Fifth Circuit Appeals Court ruled in favor of a songwriter-friendly interpretation of copyright law.

The case originated from a song whose writer is now urging the Supreme Court to refrain from intervening in the established appellate ruling. The labels had purchased the song to challenge the interpretation of the termination right within U.S. copyright law.