Adam is an artist in Thailand. He is a writer and a singer of many songs that he composes. In 1965, he signed a record contract with Grammar Production, a well-known music label in Thailand. In the contract, it states that the copyright of all his songs released with Grammar Production will belong to the property of Grammar Production only. He has many hit songs. One of his famous songs is “stars of tomorrow” released in 1970. In 2015, Adam resigned from Grammar Production to become an independent producer. He produced the new artist named Michael and released a new album in 2015. In the album, Michael remakes Adam’s hit song “stars of tomorrow” with an approval of Adam since he claims that he is the copyright owner of the song.
Please answer the following questions;
a) Does Michael have the right to release the remake of “stars of tomorrow”? Please explain.
b) Is Adam the copyright owner of the song “stars of tomorrow”? Please explain.