United States

Legislation

Title	Number
Termination of Transfers and Licenses Granted by the Author	17 U.S.C. § 203
Termination of Transfers and Licenses Covering Extended Renewal Term	17 U.S.C. § 304(c)
Termination of Rights Provided in Subsection (c) Which Have Expired on or Before the Effective Date of the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act	17 U.S.C. § 304(d)

Bills

Title	Number

Decisions

Title	Number
Marvel Characters, Inc. v. Simon	310 F.3d 280, 292 (2d Cir. 2002)
Milne v. Stephen Slesinger	430 F.3d 1036, 1039 (9th Cir. 2005)
Penguin Group (USA) Inc. v. Steinbeck	537 F.3d 193 (2d Cir. 2008)
Classic Media v. Mewborn	532 F. 3d 978 (9th Cir. 2008)

Resources

Title
Authors Alliance/Creative Commons Termination of Transfer Tool
Authors Alliance Termination of Transfer Resource page
37 CFR 201.10: Notices of termination of transfers and licenses
Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, Section 2310: Notices of Termination
U.S. Copyright Office, Analysis of Gap Grants Under the Termination Provisions of Title 17
Renegotiation of the Copyright Deal in the Shadow of the ‘Inalienable’ Right to Terminate
Pooh-Poohing Copyright Law’s “Inalienable” Termination Rights
Authors’ Human Rights and Copyright Policy
Be Careful Where You Live When You Die: Termination of Copyright Transfers and the Road to Marriage Equality

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