(University of Oregon School of Law, 2022-05-04) Coates, Sarah
In a divorce, divided assets range from the mundane—homes, cars, joint bank accounts—to the downright unusual—Nobel Prizes,stuffed animals, and even human organs. But even the strangest possessions can be equitably divided by courts. That is, perhaps, until we look to the unique area of copyrights. Copyright law raises several novel conflicts when we attempt to reconcile it with the accepted principles of marital community property and the division thereof upon divorce. This Comment will explore the rights and obligations a non-creating spouse receives when awarded copyrights in a divorce with a particular focus on termination of transfer rights.
