JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge: The question presented, one of first impression in the courts of appeals, is whether an action for infringement by one coauthor of a song can be defeated by a “retroactive” transfer of copyright ownership from another co-author to an alleged infringer. This action arises under the current statute governing copyright law, the Copyright Act of 1976…
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