The Jesus and Mary Chain have sued Warner Music for refusing to terminate grants of copyright interests to the band’s 1985 debut studio album 'Psychocandy'
are suing Warner Music Group to reclaim the rights to their 1985 debut studio album, The iconic alternative rock band alleges copyright infringement for refusing to terminate grants of copyright interests to the album and its associated singles as allowed under the 1976 Copyright Act, according to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in California on Monday .Psychocandy
The 12-page complaint includes the notice of termination served to WMG on Jan. 7, 2019, two years prior to’s effective date of termination on Jan. 8, 2021. Also included is the Dec. 9, 2020 letter they received from, vp business affairs at WMG-owned Rhino Entertainment Group, in which Battino stated the notice was “not effective to terminate WMG’s U.S. rights,” arguing that the band “never owned any copyrights in the recordings” according to copyright law in their native U.K.
of 2016, in which the '80s new wave stars lost their bid to terminate Sony Music’s publishing copyrights over some of their most popular hits. In his decision, Judgeon the UK High Court of Justice ruled that termination notices filed by the band were “voided” because those publishing agreements were subject solely to British law, which has a copyright term of the life of the artist plus 70 years.
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