Publishers Acquire Stake in Rock Song at Center of Landmark Termination Rights Case as They Plan to Pursue Supreme Court Challenge

Major music publishers buy into termination rights lawsuit to take fight to Supreme Court

The three major music publishers - Sony Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing and Warner Chappell - as well as BMG have put their differences aside and clubbed together to buy their way into the ongoing legal battle around termination rights in the US. They have together bought a stake in ‘Double Shot (Of My Baby’s Love)’, the Cyril E Vetter song that was subject to a court battle that dramatically changed the rules around the termination…

Major labels to challenge recent copyright-termination ruling

In January we reported on a significant ruling by a US federal appeals court that seemed to pave the way for songwriters to terminate copyright deals and regain their rights globally, not just in the US. The ruling followed a court case involving 1963 song ‘Double Shot (Of My Baby’s Love) by Cyril Vetter, and the small […] The post is from Music Ally.

Publishers acquire stake in rock song at center of landmark termination rights case as they plan to pursue Supreme Court challenge

The publishers said they acquired Robert Resnik's stake as they seek to ask the Supreme Court to review the Fifth Circuit's January ruling. Source