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2469 Although the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction over controversies arising under the copyright laws of the US, an action for breach of a contract to pay royalties on a copyrighted song does not arise under the copyright laws, and state courts may exercise jurisdiction over it.CitationDURGOM v JANOWIAK (Nature Boy) 74 CA4 178 [See: 28 USC 1338; Rivet v Regions 522 U.S. 470; Muse v Mellin 212 FS 315, affd 339 F2 888; Golden v Capitol 274 CA2 713] |
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