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children of a dead child in a termination interest can be exercised
only by the action of a majority of them.

(3) Termination of the grant may be effected at any time during a
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years from the date of execution of the grant, whichever term ends
earlier.

(4) The termination shall be effected by serving an advance notice in
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their duly authorized agents, upon the grantee or the grantee's
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(A) The notice shall state the effective date of the termination, which
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(B) The notice shall comply, in form, content, and manner of service,
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(b) Effect of Termination.--Upon the effective date of termination, all
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owners who did not join in signing the notice of termination under
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(1) A derivative work prepared under authority of the grant become its
termination may continue to be utilized under the terms of the grant
after its termination, but this privilege does not extend to the
preparation after the termination of other derivative works based upon
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(2) The future rights that will revert upon termination of the grant
before vested on the date the notice of termination has been served as
provided by clause (4) of subsection (a). The rights vest in the
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