Western National Assurance Co. v. Pafco, Inc.

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• holding that copyright licenses of indefinite duration can be terminated at any time by either party
• reviewing legisla- tive history upon concluding that section 304(c)(5)’s counter- part termination provision under section 203 “is not perfectly clear”
• explaining, when deciding whether the Copyright Act preempted state law, that “state contract law cannot provide the basis of a decision if that law conflicts with federal law”
• explaining, when deciding whether the Copyright Act preempted state law, that \state contract law cannot provide the basis of a decision if that law conflicts with federal law\

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