Returning Music to Its Creator

Authors

• Tim Kappel, Loyola University, New Orleans
• Loren Wells, Columbia College Chicago

Abstract

This commentary is on Vetter v. Resnik, and this commentary was finalized in December 2025, prior to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s January 12, 2026, decision in favor of Cyril Vetter, holding that songwriters may rely on U.S. copyright law to reclaim their songs worldwide.

Recommended Citation

Tim Kappel and Loren Wells, Returning Music to Its Creator, 5 Fla. Ent. & Sports L. Rev. (2026).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/feslr/vol5/iss1/3