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Marquette Law Review Volume 100 Article 4 Issue 4 Summer 2017 Collision Course: State Community Property Laws and Termination Rights Under the Federal Copyright Act--Who Should Have the Right of Way? Loren E. Mulraine Belmont University College of Law Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/mulr Part of the Family Law Commons, and the Intellectual Property Law Commons Repository Citation Loren E. Mulraine, Collision Course: State Community Property Laws and Termination Rights Under the Federal Copyright Act--Who Should Have the Right of Way?, 100 Marq. L. Rev. 1193 (2017). Available at: http://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/mulr/vol100/iss4/4 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at Marquette Law Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Marquette Law Review by an authorized editor of Marquette Law Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 39332-mqt_100-4 Sheet No. 40 Side A 07/17/2017 08:32:28 ͲʹͻͳͷǦͶǦͶͷǦͻ͵ͻ͵ǦͲ Ͳ͵ͲͳȋȌ Ȁͳ͵ȀʹͲͳͺǣ͵Ͷ COLLISION COURSE: STATE COMMUNITY PROPERTY LAWS AND TERMINATION RIGHTS UNDER THE FEDERAL COPRYIGHT ACT—WHO SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY? 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Exclusive Rights Under Copyright Law ǡ ǡ 39332-mqt_100-4 Sheet No. 42 Side A 07/17/2017 08:32:28 Ǥʹ͵ ǤʹͶǯ ͳͲ ͳͻ ǣ ȋͳȌ Ǣ ʹ͵Ǥ Ǥ ǡ Ǥǡ Ǥ ƬǤǯǡ ȋͶ Ǥǡ ʹͲͳͷȌǤ Dz ǤǤǤǡ Ǥ ǤdzId. ʹͶǤ ͳͻ ǣǤ ͳͻͲͻ ǡ ǡ ͵ͳǡʹͲͲʹǡ ͵ͳǡʹͲͲʹǡ ͵ͳǡʹͲͶǤ C M Y K 39332-mqt_100-4 Sheet No. 42 Side B 07/17/2017 08:32:28 ͲʹͻͳͷǦͶǦͶͷǦͻ͵ͻ͵ǦͲ Ͳ͵ͲͳȋȌ Ȁͳ͵ȀʹͲͳͺǣ͵Ͷ ͳͳͻͺ MARQUETTE LAW REVIEW ȏͳͲͲǣͳͳͻ͵ ȋʹȌ Ǣ ȋ͵Ȍ ǡ ǡǡǢ ȋͶȌ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡǡ ǡ Ǣ ȋͷȌ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǣ ȋȌ ǡ Ǥʹͷ Ǥʹ Ǥʹ ͳͻͲͻ ǡ ǦǦ ǡǦǤ ǦȋǦ Ǧ ȌǡʹͺǦ ȋǦ Ǧ Ȍǡʹͻ ͳͻͲͻ Ǥ ͳͻǡ ͳǡ 39332-mqt_100-4 Sheet No. 42 Side B 07/17/2017 08:32:28 ͳͻͺǡ ͳͻͲͻ Ǥ͵Ͳ ʹͷǤ ͳǤǤǤȚͳͲȋʹͲͳʹȌǤ ʹǤ ǤǤ ǡ ǡ ͳȋʹͲͳʹȌǤ ʹǤ See ͳǤǤǤȚͳͲǤ ʹͺǤ ͳͻʹǡ ͳͻ ǡ ͳͻͲͻ ǡǦ ǦǡͳͻͲͻ Ǥ ʹͻǤ ǡ ͳͻͲͻ ǦǦǡ ͳͻͻͺǡ Ȅ ͳͻͲͻ ͳͻ Ȅ Ǥ ͵ͲǤ ͳǤǤǤȚ͵ͲʹȋȌȋʹͲͳʹȌǤͳͻ C M Y K 39332-mqt_100-4 Sheet No. 43 Side A 07/17/2017 08:32:28 ͲʹͻͳͷǦͶǦͶͷǦͻ͵ͻ͵ǦͲ Ͳ͵ͲͳȋȌ Ȁͳ͵ȀʹͲͳͺǣ͵Ͷ ʹͲͳȐ COLLISION COURSE ͳͳͻͻ Ǥ ǡ ͳͲ ǡ Ǥ͵ͳ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ͵ʹ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ͵͵ ǡ Ǥ͵Ͷ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡǡǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥǡ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ ǡǡǡ ǡ ǫǡǯǤ ǡ Ǥ ǡ 39332-mqt_100-4 Sheet No. 43 Side A 07/17/2017 08:32:28 Ǥ Dz dz Ǥ ǡ Ǣǡͳͻͻͺ ǤId. ͵ͳǤ ͳǤǤǤȚͳͲǤ ͵ʹ. See generally Ǥ ǡ ͶͺȂͷͲȋʹǤʹͲͳͶȌ ȋ ȌǤ ͵͵.Id. ͳͳͻȂʹͶȋ ȌǤ ͵ͶǤ ͳǤǤǤȚʹͲͶȋȌȋʹͲͳʹȌǤ C M Y K 39332-mqt_100-4 Sheet No. 43 Side B 07/17/2017 08:32:28 ͲʹͻͳͷǦͶǦͶͷǦͻ͵ͻ͵ǦͲ Ͳ͵ͲͳȋȌ Ȁͳ͵ȀʹͲͳͺǣ͵Ͷ ͳʹͲͲ MARQUETTE LAW REVIEW ȏͳͲͲǣͳͳͻ͵ Ǥ͵ͷǡDz ǯ ǡdz Dz Ǥdz͵ ǡǦ ǯ Ȅ Ǧ Ǥ͵ǡ ǡ ǡǨǯ Ǥ B.