JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:
The question presented, one of first impression in the courts of appeals, is whether an action for infringement by one co-author of a song can be defeated by a "retroactive" transfer of copyright ownership from another co-author to an alleged infringer. This action arises under the current statute governing copyright law, the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq. ("the Copyright Act"), because "the complaint...
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