Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2012
Journal
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law
Volume
14
Issue
2
Abstract
Copyright law grants authors certain rights of creative control over their works. This Article argues that these rights of creative control are too strong when applied to the performing arts because they fail to take account of the mutual dependence between writers and performers to fully realize the work in performance. This failure is particularly problematic in cases in which the author of a source work, such as a play or a choreographic work, imposes content-based restrictions on how a third party may render the work in performance. This Article then explores how Congress might craft a statutory license to mitigate this unequal treatment.
Recommended Citation
Michael W. Carroll,
Copyright’s Creative Hierarchy in the Performing Arts,
14
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law
(2012).
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/facsch_lawrev/1208