Supreme Court Leaves Global-Rights Ruling Intact
The Supreme Court declined to hear music labels’ challenge to a ruling allowing songwriter Cyril Vetter to reclaim worldwide rights to “Double Shot (Of My Baby’s Love),” leaving his win in place without deciding whether copyright-termination law applies to foreign copyrights. The ruling binds courts in the Fifth Circuit but not elsewhere, and labels warn that similar decisions could threaten international catalog revenue.
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About Cyril Vetter
Cyril Vetter is an American songwriter with a career has spanned a variety of industries, including music, broadcasting and publishing. He owned TV and radio stations, a television production firm, newspapers as well as music recording and publishing companies. He may be best known for the popular song "Double Shot ", co-written with Don Smith.
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- songwriter
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- United States