- Collection:
- Journal of Intellectual Property Law
- Title:
- Give Starving Artists a Piece of the IP Pie: Making Room at the Table for Performers’ Rights
- Creator:
- Sharp, Meagan A.
- Date of Original:
- 2023-05
- Subject:
- Intellectual property lawyers
Intellectual property
University of Georgia. School of Law
Law--Study and teaching - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- notes (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Creators protect their valuable intellectual property interests through copyright. Historically, stage performers struggled to secure copyright ownership in their performances within a larger production. As the theatre landscape changes, however, trends indicate that producers will increasingly rely on performers to develop characters and shows. This reliance could prove to be an exploitative practice if performers do not receive additional compensation for their part in creating successful works. This Note first examines the meanings of authorship, fixation, and control under the Copyright Act of 1976, then widens its lens to consider alternate interpretations of these technical terms in light of an evolving theatre landscape. This Note argues that developmental sessions and immersive theatre productions represent situations where performers take on quasi-authorial roles. In order to afford performers security and agency, labor law and contract law should step in where copyright law fails to reach.
copyright -- performers -- theatre -- intellectual property -- performers’ rights -- Copyright Act of 1976 -- authorship -- fixation -- control -- theatre performances -- exploitative practices -- compensation -- developmental sessions -- workshops -- immersive theatre productions -- labor law -- contract law -- copyright law -- theatre studies -- intellectual property rights -- labor law -- contract law Concepts: copyright ownership -- performers’ rights -- quasi-authorial roles -- theatre -- industry evolution -- intellectual property protection -- exploitation in the theatre industry -- fair compensation -- legal frameworks for performers’ rights -- historical perspective -- evolving theatre landscape -- legal considerations -- labor rights -- artistic agency -- Intellectual Property Law - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/jipl/vol30/iss2/7
- Holding Institution:
- Alexander Campbell King Law Library
- Rights:
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