Michael Elkins

Michael Elkins

October 29, 2004 | New York Law Journal

Termination of Copyright Transfers, Record Labels' Rights

Michael Elkin, a partner at Thelen Reid & Priest, and Gabriel Nugent, a senior associate, write that, with the myriad challenges facing record companies today, one would think the last thing they should be worrying about is Jan. 1, 2013. But that date will weigh on the minds of record company executives more and more because it will mark the first time artists can exercise their statutory right to terminate licenses or assignments previously granted to record companies.

By Michael Elkin And Gabriel Nugent

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