tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post4238889270873959538..comments2024-03-26T10:41:35.852+00:00Comments on The 1709 Blog: Can you pre-empt an assignment of future copyright?Marie-Andree Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17125973798789498436noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513524515428334509.post-2822372423527727822012-12-24T22:36:10.735+00:002012-12-24T22:36:10.735+00:00What a mess! B4U Turns on S11. Were the composer...What a mess! B4U Turns on S11. Were the composers/authors employees? If yes then unless they had agreed otherwise with their employers they had no rights, ever, to assign to the PRS. They were never "prospective owners"<br />for the purposes of S91. That refers of course to copyright under UK law and I have not checked the relevant sections of Indian law which might differ and lead to a different outcome as to copyright subsisting under Indian law (shades of Redwood). Pravin Anand might have a view on that. Richard McD. Bridgehttp://www.kingprior.co.uk/about_us/staff/noreply@blogger.com