Copyrights / Licensing

31 Mar, 2020

First Circuit Shines Light on Murky Status of Copyright Sublicenses

In a case of first impression at the appellate level, the First Circuit recently issued a decision highlighting that U.S. copyright law authorizes implied, not merely express, sublicenses of copyrighted works. Photographic Illustrators Corporation v. Orgill, Inc., Case No. 19-452 (1st Cir. Mar. 13, 2020). continue reading...