US-CA9 · jury_instructions
9th Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Civil) 17.13
Copyright Interests—Exclusive Licensee
(17 U.S.C. § 201(d)(2))
[In this case, the [[plaintiff] [defendant]] [name] does not claim to be the [author] [creator] [initial owner] of the copyright at issue. Instead, the [[plaintiff] [defendant]] [name] claims the copyright by virtue of an exclusive license from the work’s [author] [creator] [initial owner] and that the [[plaintiff] [defendant]] [name] is now the exclusive licensee of the copyright.]
A copyright owner may [transfer] [sell] [convey] exclusively to another person any of the rights comprised in the copyright. [To be valid, the [transfer] [sale] [conveyance] must be in a writing signed by the copyright owner.] The person to whom this right is transferred is called a licensee.
[An exclusive licensee has the rights to exclude others from copying, adapting, distributing to the public, publicly performing, or publicly displaying the work [to the extent of the rights granted in the license]]. An exclusive licensee is entitled to bring an action for copyright infringement of the right licensed.
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-20
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