Just in time for the holidays, the estate of songwriter J Fred Coots wants “Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town” back and is suing EMI to get it. The case seems to come down to the validity of a 1981 termination of a copyright assignment.
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Just in time for the holidays, the estate of songwriter J Fred Coots wants “Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town” back and is suing EMI to get it. The case seems to come down to the validity of a 1981 termination of a copyright assignment.