2009 anyone?
Mon, 20 Oct 2008, 08:47 pmJen McCann32 posts in thread
2009 anyone?
Mon, 20 Oct 2008, 08:47 pmHello all. It's been 2 and something years since I've posted anything here but I do take some amusement from the goings on with the to-ing and the fro-ing and the hey and hoy..oh,sorry, Jerry Lewis is coming to town and I just love 'im. However, this isn't facebook so I'll arrive at my question about....now.
Can we have some insight into club seasons for 2009? Please? I mean, it's almost November and apart from a couple of groups posting seasons on their websites I can't see anything anywhere. Is there anywhere I can look for this info? I'm hangin' out to get up there but with such limited time I need to know what's coming up. There must be others like me?
Love, LOVE to hear what's in the offing!!
Yours
Public Domain issues
Mon, 24 Nov 2008, 02:51 pmEspecially the bit about copyright laws of one country not applying in another.
Can I strongly recommend that anyone who is thinking of doing a show written before 1955 to check its copyright status independently...
This isn't hard to do, all you need to know is the date of the author's death.
Until 1 Jan 2026, the question is:
DID THE AUTHOR DIE BEFORE 1 JANUARY 1955?
No - rights payable
Yes - authors works in the public domain
There are exceptions, of course, with things works first published after the authors death. (the 4 act version of "Earnest", for example, is still in copyright)
ALSO with musicals ALL the authors (music, book and lyrics) need to be in the public domain, including the original work on which it is based: For example "South Pacific" will enter the Public Domain in 2068, almost 20 years after most of the R&H musicals, because it is based on a book by James Michener, who didn't die until 1997.
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