Rights Reversion & Terminations of Transfer

Rights reversion and termination of transfer are two powerful aspects of copyright that can help authors bring obscure or out-of-print books to new audiences online. Copyright attorneys Rachel Brooke and Brianna Schofield, will discuss key aspects of rights reversion and termination of transfer and review practical tools and resources in the context of its impact upon authors and digital scholarship.  Attorney Walt Lehmann will present the topic from the perspective of the cultural heritage institution that has to manage rights reversions or terminations of transfer in acquisition agreements. At the conclusion of this session, attendees will understand the basics of reversion and termination, and will be better informed about options authors have to regain their rights from their publishers and make their older works newly available to a wider readership.