Vetter v. Resnik stands: songwriters can reclaim worldwide rights in the Fifth Circuit, because the Supreme Court lacked a quorum
With four justices sitting out, the Supreme Court had no quorum and automatically affirmed the Fifth Circuit's ruling that a US copyright termination recaptures a songwriter's worldwide rights. It is a real win for writers in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, but it sets no national precedent and foreign courts still apply their own law.
Artist rightsvia Supreme Court of the United States