Certiorari Granted March 26, 1984. See 104 S.Ct. 1676.
OAKES, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents a novel question of considerable importance concerning the meaning and application of the "derivative works exception" to the termination-of-transfers provision of the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. § 304(c)(6) (1977). At stake is whether the heirs of the composer of a song, or instead a music publishing company, are entitled to mechanical royalties from...
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