News Jun 3, 2026

US court overturns 2 Live Crew’s successful termination rights claim, but on a bankruptcy technicality

In 2024 members of 2 Live Crew successfully reclaimed rights in their 1980s recordings by exercising the termination right in US copyright law. However, an appeals court has stopped the rights reversion because one of those members, Mark Ross, lost his termination right when he went bankrupt in 2000

Originally published by Complete Music Update
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US court overturns 2 Live Crew’s successful termination rights claim, but on a bankruptcy technicality

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