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· 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

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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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