· 7/31/2015
The Ray Charles Foundation v. Raenee Robinson
Citations
- 795 F.3d 1109
- 115 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1739
- 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 13363
- 2015 WL 4591871
How courts have described this case
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- concluding that although Foundation’s interest was not expressly identified, the interest was one “Congress contemplated, regulated, and protected in enacting the [the Copyright Act’s] termination provisions”
- noting that the Copyright Office has expressly stated that it \serves as an office of public record\ (quoting Compendium of Copyright Office Practices III § 2305 (2014) )
- alleging “that the notices of termination immediately clouded [the Foundation’s] ability to assess its future income stream and to rely on the royalties”
- finding allegations “that the notices of termination immediately clouded [the Foundation’s] ability to assess its future income stream and to rely on the royalties” sufficient for ripeness purposes
- “[C]ourts have treated the limitation on third-party standing as a prudential principle that requires plaintiffs to assert their own legal rights.”
- “[C]ourts have treated the limitation on third-party standing as a prudential principle that requires plaintiffs to assert their own legal rights.”
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Judges: Sentelle, Christen, Hurwitz
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