acquired rights doctrine

acquired-rights doctrine. The principle that once a right has vested, it may not be reduced by later legislation. • The Universal Copyright Convention applies the doctrine to copyright protections, esp. terms, that controlled before the Convention took effect. — Also termed doctrine of acquired rights.

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