Industry Oct 22, 2026
Supreme Court Ruling on Termination Rights
In short
An attempt by the major music publishers and BMG to persuade the US Supreme Court to overturn a landmark songwriter-friendly termination rights ruling has failed, because of BMG’s involvement.
Originally published by
Complete Music Update
The US Supreme Court will not review a previous ruling concerning songwriter termination rights due to conflicts of interest among judges involved with BMG's sister company, Penguin Random House. This prevents the major music publishers and BMG from overturning the songwriter-friendly decision.
Originally reported by Complete Music Update.
Originally reported by Complete Music Update.