No. 25A1109

BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, et al. v. Cyril E. Vetter, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-04-08
Status: Application
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: copyright-act copyright-termination extraterritoriality foreign-rights statutory-clawback worldwide-assignment
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Copyright Act's statutory termination provisions under 17 U.S.C. §§203 and 304 permit an author to reclaim foreign copyright rights that were assigned as part of a worldwide grant, or whether such provisions apply only to rights arising under U.S. copyright law and do not affect rights granted under foreign law

Docket Entries

2026-04-13
Application (25A1109) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until May 13, 2026.
2026-04-03
Application (25A1109) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 12, 2026 to May 13, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, et al.
Paul D. ClementClement & Murphy, PLLC, Petitioner