Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan have a number of artists who are able to regain control of the copyright may be added soon due to an obscure provision in copyright law, according to the New York Times.
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Fact that the 1970 Copyright Act was drafted in the cast when granted "termination rights", which would give them the right to take back control of their works after 35 years as long as they applied for it two years in advance.
Recording albums and singles released back in 1978 the first wave of this rule will be used to qualify for.
According to records at the United States Copyright Office, Several artists, including Billy Joel, Loretta Lynn, Tom Petty, Bryan Adams and Tom Waits have already filed to reclaim qualifying works.
"The termination right doesn't apply to most sound recordings" and master recordings were made for the labels strictly as "works for hire," Steven Marks, a lobbyist for the Recording Industry Association of America, told the New York Times.
