StudioCanal Fights to Retain 'Spinal Tap' in Counterclaims Against Creators

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The 'This Is Spinal Tap' co-creators may have recently settled with Universal Music Group, but that doesn't quite mean that a potentially big copyright termination battle is finished

A court is asked to declare the 1984 cult film a "work made for hire," ineligible for copyright reversion.co-creators Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner, Michael McKean and Christopher Guest may have recently settled with Universal Music Group, but that doesn't quite mean that a potentially big copyright termination battle is finished.

2018, a judgeover the accounting of the movie and ancillary merchandising and music. Since then, the litigation has been in a restful phase with the parties pursuing a settlement agreement. The plaintiffs were able to reach resolution with one of the co-defendants — UMG, which was fighting copyright reversion of the soundtrack — but talks with Vivendi have evidently proven less successful at least at the moment.

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