Rick Evans
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To kill a derivative: Licensee has no post-termination copyright control
By Rick Evans on Aug 7, 2025
Posted In Copyrights
Addressing a dispute concerning two derivative stage adaptations of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of declaratory relief, finding that the plaintiff did not infringe any copyright interest in derivative works following the termination of the defendant’s exclusive licensing grant. Atticus...
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