Help needed with Ethical question

My advice (spurious as it may be) is that it is unfortunate that the lending of the the play wasn't recorded in any fashion, nor an agreement drawn up in writing. Another point is that unless your friend makes their sole livelihood froom theatrical productions, there's little weight to any loss of income argument. Matter aren't helped by the play not being published. If it was, then there would have to be rights applied for and granted. This would act as proof of "hire", and would have documentation as a back-up.Yes it is probably "stealing" an audience, but there seems little recourse that I can think of, other than appeals to the decency of the involved parties.> is my friend just stupid for lending the script or does she have> a genuine reason to complain.Possibly both. I'm certainly wary of lending out any stuff I've written or composed without the magic words "Copyright of..." on it somewhere. Then again, if this "person" was a decent human being to begin with, they wouldn't have done the dirty in the first place.>is there anything my friend can do ?Yep. Scream from the rooftops and bring other people's attaention to his/her plight.Alternatively, track the rotten person down, ring them up at half hour intervals and sing "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" down the phone at them until they crack.You'd be surprised just how effective insanity/surrealism/Dada can be in breaking someone's will.Bye, El> A. Friend