Penguin Group (USA) Inc. v. Steinbeck

Country

United States

Court

United States Court of Appeals

District

2nd Circuit

Case

Penguin Group (USA) Inc. v. Steinbeck

Case Number

537 F.3d 193 (2d Cir. 2008)

Effective Date

2008-08-13

Link

http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-2nd-circuit/1410875.html

Summary

Finding that neither the plain language nor legislative intent of the Copyright Act precluded authors and their statutory successors from losing the right to terminate a pre-1978 grant by renegotiating it

Contributed By

Brianna Schofield