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28 U.S.C. § 4001

Assumption of contractual obligations related to transfers of rights in motion pictures

United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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28 U.S.C. § 4001, Assumption of contractual obligations related to transfers of rights in motion pictures, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/465653
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In the case of a transfer of copyright ownership under United States law in a motion picture (as the terms “transfer of copyright ownership” and “motion picture” are defined in section 101 of title 17) that is produced subject to 1 or more collective bargaining agreements negotiated under the laws of the United States, if the transfer is executed on or after the effective date of this chapter and is not limited to public performance rights, the transfer instrument shall be deemed to incorporate the assumption agreements applicable to the copyright ownership being transferred that are required by the applicable collective bargaining agreement, and the transferee shall be subject to the obligations under each such assumption agreement to make residual payments and provide related notices, accruing after the effective date of the transfer and applicable to the exploitation of the rights transferred, and any remedies under each such assumption agreement for breach of those obligations, as those obligations and remedies are set forth in the applicable collective bargaining agreement, if— For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), “knows or has reason to know” means any of the following: Clause (i) applies only if the transfer referred to in subsection (a)(1) occurs— before the motion picture is completed and— Subsection (a) shall not apply to—

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 105-304(H.R. 2281)1998-10-28
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally