The majors and BMG have told the US Supreme Court that it should not let “one Fifth Circuit decision radically disrupt copyright worldwide”, as they push the justices to overturn a ruling won by songwriter Cyril Vetter. That January 12 ruling held that termination under US law returns an author’s rights across the world, and not only in the United States. The publishers say the industry is “actively negotiating deals running through 2072“, and that Vetter concedes foreign rights “represent a significant factor in those negotiations”.
Source: Majors tell SCOTUS not to let appeals court decision ‘radically disrupt copyright worldwide’