Supreme Court rejects music labels' challenge to copyright termination ruling

The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge by major music labels to a ruling over copyright termination rights, leaving in place a decision that said the US law allows creators to reclaim rights globally, not only for US copyrights. The case, tied to a 1960s rock hit, “Double Shot (Of My Baby’s Love),” involves songwriter Cyril Vetter. The New Orleans-based 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled in Vetter’s favor, prompting an appeal by the labels’ publishing arms. Four justices did not participate, and the remaining justices said the matter couldn’t be resolved in the current term.