9th Circuit Hears Arguments Over Performance Rights For Pre-1972 Sound Recordings

Mealey's (February 12, 2021, 9:59 AM EST) -- PASADENA, Calif. — A dispute between members of The Turtles and Sirius XM Radio Inc. about licenses and performance rights related to copyrights for sound recordings predating 1972 was heard by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in oral arguments on Feb. 8, as the parties presented their positions on what rights are conferred to the owners of such recordings under California Civil Code Section 980(a)(2)....