Posts Tagged ‘choreography’
Wednesday, June 15th, 2016
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: So, it seems we have ourselves a bit of questionable “inspiration” on our hands. The inventive work of one of our roster artists uses overhead projectors, multiple screens, puppets, actors, live feed cameras, multi-channel sound design, and a live music ensemble, to create shows. And, […]
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Tags: choreography, copy, copyright, copyright infringement, copyright law, Copyrights, dramatic license, permission
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Wednesday, August 7th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: Since ASCAP does not cover dance or theatrical performances, how does a dance group go about getting the appropriate permissions/ copyright releases needed for their performance? Another word for “permission” or “copyright release” is “license.” Dance performances, like theatrical performances such as opera or theater, as […]
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Tags: ascap, bmi, Brian Taylor, choreography, copyright, dance, dance group, dance performances, dramatic license, Goldstein, license, Licensing, music, necessary licenses, non profits, performance license, permission, release, sesac, theaters, theatrical performances, venue
Posted in Arts Management, Copyrights, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Licensing, Non-Profits, Presenters | Comments Off on Licensing May Not Be Music To Your Ears
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. I own the video footage of a performance by a dance company. Recently, I learned that another choreographer purchased a license from the dance company to recreate and perform the same work. However, they used a copy of my video to help in recreating the choreography. In other words, they […]
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Tags: Brian Taylor, choreographer, choreography, contract, copyright, creative works, dance, dance company, Goldstein, license, Licensing, ownership, performance rights, permission, playwright, royalty, video footage, videographer, videotape, videotapes, work
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Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein Dear FTM Arts Law: I am writing on behalf of our non-profit theater group. Several years ago, one of our volunteers designed a new logo for our theater. We paid her $500. At the time, she was friends with our Artistic Director, but they had a falling out. She recently sent […]
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Tags: Brian Taylor, choreography, copyright protection, creator, designer, ftm, Goldstein, license, music, ownership, permission, volunteer, volunteers
Posted in Contracts, Copyrights, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Licensing, Music Rights | Comments Off on If We Paid For It, Don’t We Own It?