Successor in Title
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /suk-sess-er-in-ty-tul/
Also spelled or known as: Successor Owner, SIT
Plural: Successors in Title
Related: Assignment of Rights, SIT
What does Successor in Title mean? A person or organization that legally acquires ownership or control of rights previously held by another party or a beneficiary who collects royalties on behalf of a deceased member for the life of copyright.
Successor in Title is a beneficiary who collects royalties on behalf of a deceased member for the life of copyright. SITs have no limits.
Successors in title may inherit, purchase, merge, or otherwise obtain copyrights or contractual interests.
Successor in Title synonyms: SIT, Successor Owner, Rights Successor, Legal Successor
Example sentence: “The publisher became the successor in title after acquiring the catalog.”
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