Songwriter urges Supreme Court to reject music publishers' copyright appeal

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

The US Supreme Court is being asked by a songwriter not to intervene in a case concerning copyright termination rights. This follows an appeals court ruling that favored a songwriter-centric interpretation of these rights. Major music publishers subsequently acquired the song that led to the ruling and petitioned the Supreme Court to review the decision.

The songwriter, whose work was central to the case, has formally requested the top court to decline the publishers' appeal. The publishers had framed the lower court's ruling as a potential