Judge: Songwriter Makes Showing Of Worldwide Ownership; Copyright Claims Survive

(July 15, 2024, 1:58 PM EDT) -- BATON ROUGE, La. — A federal judge in Louisiana on July 12 denied a music publication company’s motion to dismiss a copyright dispute over a 1960s hit song, finding that the song’s writer made an adequate showing that foreign use of the song is barred by the songwriters’ renewal of copyright interests....