John Mason was mentioned in "Smokey Robinson's Ex-Wife Demands Share of Hit Songs." The full article is available in May 5, 2014 issue of The Hollywood Reporter, but a synopsis is provided below.
In the March lawsuit, John Mason writes, "The 1976 Copyright Act expressly provides that these 'recaptured' copyrights belong to the author alone. Moreover, the 1976 Copyright Act precludes any transfer of those copyrights before the terminations themselves are effective. Thus, any transfer of such rights to any third party, whether [Claudette Robinson] or a music publisher, was barred by the 1976 Copyright Act, and is therefore null and void."
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