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Four Justices Recuse From Petition By Publishing Companies And Court Grants New Case on Disparate Impact

Many lawyers billed a lot of hours to have a judge affirmed due to a lack of a quorum.

Josh Blackman | 10.19.2026 10:38 AM

Sophisticated clients develop comprehensive strategies to get a cert petition granted. BMG Rights Management (US) LLC v. Cyril E. Vetter was one of those cases. The question presented concerned limitations on the reversion of copyrights. Paul Clement was retained to represent many of the leading media companies. The Parties to the Proceeding were:

Petitioners are BMG Rights Management (US) LLC; Capitol CMG, Inc. (Parent Company Stock Ticker: UMG); Essential Music Publishing LLC (Parent Company Stock Ticker: SONY); and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (Parent Company NASDAQ Stock Ticker: WMG).

The Plaintiffs secured top-side amicus brief from heavy-hitters including Paramount........

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