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| Posted by: | ryhog 10:30 am EST 12/20/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Stage directions - AlanScott 01:26 am EST 12/20/15 |
| re timing I don't understand why this matters in relation to the grant of rights. (I understand the historical interest.) Many/most new plays have changes in dialogue, directions etc added during rehearsal, during previews and sometimes even later. And the last signoff on every publication is the author's. That said, high profile productions do not necessarily start with the published script, nor do they deal with the publisher as lesser productions do. Regardless, the version to be performed (or at least a change outline) is communicated to the author's representative (or in some cases the author comes in to give approval as was the case presumably with Harnick). The comment I made related to the legal standard, and it is straightforward. People often have difficulty wrapping their heads around intellectual property rights, but it is easier, sometimes to think in tangible property contexts because the bottom line is the same. If I own a parcel of land, you might trespass on it with impunity enroute to somewhere, assuming it won't matter to me. But if and when it does matter to me, you will have to stop. The reason producers with a lot on the line are foolish to assume is because the consequences can be a lot worse than just readjusting your travel route. | |
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| Posted by: | AlanScott 06:06 pm EST 12/20/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Stage directions - ryhog 10:30 am EST 12/20/15 |
| I think you meant that post as a response to someone else. | |
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| Posted by: | ryhog 10:30 pm EST 12/20/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Stage directions - AlanScott 06:06 pm EST 12/20/15 |
| no but that's ok. | |
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| Posted by: | AlanScott 11:15 pm EST 12/20/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Stage directions - ryhog 10:30 pm EST 12/20/15 |
| If you did intend it as a reply to my post, then I'm really puzzled. | |
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| Posted by: | ryhog 11:30 pm EST 12/20/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Stage directions - AlanScott 11:15 pm EST 12/20/15 |
| Any day I can puzzle you is a good day :-) My post was really cumulative of several, and I think my focus was not the same as yours. (I was talking about legalities and you were talking about how published scripts evolve.) My reference to "timing" was simply intended to mean that regardless of how a script evolves to its published form (whether an acting edition or otherwise), the author has to sign off on it, so to say it is the SM's version ought not be read as suggesting it is some outlier from what the author sanctioned. As I said (I think) earlier in this thread, some authors care deeply about how their work is presented, and others simply don't. In America, in the theatre (close to uniquely), it's a wild kingdom when it comes to scripts and the control of what transpires on a stage. | |
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| Posted by: | AlanScott 12:16 am EST 12/21/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Stage directions - ryhog 11:30 pm EST 12/20/15 |
| Well, I did start to think "ryhog intends this as a cumulative post, not a specific response to mine," but still it was puzzling since, as you say, my focus and your focus were rather different. Another thing to remember: It was by no means uncommon at one time, and may still happen sometimes, for a version of a script published in hardcover (or sometimes in paperback) to differ from the acting edition. Sometimes the differences were merely in terms of there being stage directions in the acting edition that were not in the edition meant for a more general readership, but also sometimes in dialogue and other elements. | |
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| Posted by: | ryhog 01:01 am EST 12/21/15 |
| In reply to: | re: Stage directions - AlanScott 12:16 am EST 12/21/15 |
| very true. Also remember that no matter what script a producer approaches a licensing office about, the rights are going to be granted on the version the rightsholder wants performed. And also also understand that no Bway production contract is negotiated by the producer calling Samuel French, DPS or the like. | |
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