Can someone who has been granted rights by a co-owner of a copyright have a valid defense in a copyright action brought by a third party?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Willis v. Scorpio Music (Black Scorpio) S.A., Can'T Stop Prods., Inc., Case No.: 15cv1078 BTM(RBB) (S.D. Cal. 2016):
A co-owner of a copyright cannot be liable to another co-owner for infringement of the copyright. Cortner v. Israel, 732 F.2d 267, 271 (2d Cir. 1984). Similarly, someone who has been granted rights by a co-owner of a copyright has a valid defense to an infringement action brought by another co-owner. Batiste v. Island Records, Inc., 179 F.3d 217, 223-224 (5th Cir. 1999).
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