Court grants summary judgement over failed copyright transfer.
A ruling in American Plastic Equipment, Inc. v. Toytrackerz, LLC, 2009 WL 902422 (D. Kan. 2009) reminds us that under Section 204 of the Copyright Act, any transfer of copyright must be in a written instrument by the owner. The case involved copyright in eleven Marx action figures that had, after a number of transfers… Continue Reading