Originally posted by Inherited Copyright and Song Catalog lawyer Tamera Bennett in 2010 on copyright grant termination case updates. A look back at Penguin Group (USA) v. Steinbeck, Marvel Worldwide, Inc. v. Kirby, Siegel v. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., and copyright “gap” grants.

Here are some next steps you can take if you’ve inherited music copyrights, songs, or sound recordings because your spouse, husband, wife, parent, or sibling died.