The musician had in the 1940s assigned his copyright to the respondent. At that time a reversion in copyright could only be assigned by will. In 1973, after the 1956 Act he assigned the reversion to the respondent also. The appellant now contended that the transitional provisions of the 1956 Act mean that the second … Continue reading Novello and Co Ltd v Keith prowse Music Publishing Co Ltd: CA 14 Dec 2004