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Nov. 23, 2002
State, Not Federal, Law Governs Security Interests in Copyrights
Focus Column - Entertainment Law - By John M. Genga - Those who provide or obtain financing based at least in part on the borrower's copyrights should take note of a recent 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision. In In re World Auxiliary Power Co. , 303 F.3d 1120 (9th Cir. 2002), the court held that state law, not the federal Copyright Act, governs security interests in unregistered copyrights.
Entertainment Law
By John M. Genga
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