Musician’s Copyright Action Against Sony Dismissed In New York

Mealey's (February 21, 2020, 11:47 AM EST) -- NEW YORK — A request by a musician and songwriter for a declaratory judgment that Sony Music Entertainment’s rights to the 1983 album “Juicy Fruit” are terminable under Section 203 of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 203, was dismissed Feb. 20, when a New York federal judge found that the court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over the dispute (James Mtume v. Sony Music Entertainment, No. 18-117447, S.D. N.Y., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29133)....