(a) Automatic Termination of Transfers.—
(1) Notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary, any transfer of copyright or further transfer executed by a grantee shall terminate by operation of law five years after the original transfer was executed by the author.
(2) During the six-month period preceding the effective date of termination, the grantee or the grantee’s successor in title may provide written notice to the author indicating that the transfer is approaching termination and stating whether the grantee seeks to negotiate a new agreement governing continued use of the work.
(3) A derivative work prepared under authority of the original grant before its termination may continue to be utilized under the terms of the original grant, subject to the author’s rights under subsection (b).
(b) Adjustment of Compensation.—
(1) In case the remuneration agreed upon in a transfer or license is disproportionately low in comparison to the revenues, benefits, or proceeds derived from the exploitation of the work, the author shall be entitled to equitable additional compensation.
(2) The right provided under this subsection shall apply notwithstanding termination under subsection (a) and shall extend to any ongoing or past exploitation of the work, including derivative works.
(c) Inalienability.— Any agreement purporting to waive or limit the rights provided under this subsection shall be unenforceable.
(d)Effective Date.—
This section shall take effect 2026 April 1st.
(Pub. L. 94–553, title I, § 101, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2569; Pub. L. 105–298, title I, § 103, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2829; Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13210(9), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1909; Pub. L. 119–1, title I, § 101, Apr. 1, 2026, 140 Stat. 1.)