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<div class="WordSection1"><o:p>A listserv member asks to post
anonymously ... </o:p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in">The basic
scenario:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in">Artist creates
the Work in 2010.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in">Artist licenses
the right to publish the Work to Licensee pursuant to an
Agreement in 2010 for the life of the copyright.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in">Artist assigns
the Agreement to NewCo Inc. (wholly-owned by Artist) in 2011.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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style="margin-left:.5in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">The
assignment of the 2010 Agreement to NewCo Inc. does not
eliminate Artist’s Section 203 copyright termination right
with respect to the 2010 Agreement with Licensee (assuming
Artist complies with notice/recordation requirements, etc.),
correct?<o:p></o:p></li>
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style="margin-left:.5in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Does the
answer change if Artist also assigns the copyright to the Work
to NewCo Inc. in 2011?<o:p></o:p></li>
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style="margin-left:.5in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Does the
answer change if the assignee in 2011 is Artist’s revocable
trust (instead of NewCo Inc.)?
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style="margin-left:.5in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Is it correct
that new licenses of the Work granted by NewCo Inc. (or
Artist’s revocable trust) after the 2011 assignment would not
be subject to any Section 203 copyright termination right
(since the new licenses would not be treated as a grant by the
“author”)?<o:p></o:p></li>
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