Universal Music Publishing Group’s purchase of the copyrights to 600 of Bob Dylan’s songs for over $300 million demonstrates the importance of reversion rights to artists. In many countries, a creator who assigns his copyright to a publisher has an opportunity to recapture her rights at some point in the future. These “reversion” or “termination” rights recognize that early in the artist’s career, she has little bargaining strength, and may enter into a one-sided deal favoring the publisher. These reversion rights apply regardless of the contract the artist may have signed with the publisher.