tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post113854346197008450..comments2024-03-15T11:42:21.265-04:00Comments on The Patry Copyright Blog: Copyright in Stage Directions?William Patryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987498082479617363noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post-1159940788511379652006-10-04T01:46:00.000-04:002006-10-04T01:46:00.000-04:00See The Strange Case of Edward Einhorn v. Mergatro...See <A HREF="http://www.mcclernan.com/mcclernan/strangecase/default.asp" REL="nofollow">The Strange Case of Edward Einhorn v. Mergatroyd Productions</A> for more information.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17867854867723007420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post-1148507315022903992006-05-24T17:48:00.000-04:002006-05-24T17:48:00.000-04:00Any update on this case?Any update on this case?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post-1140047653041281852006-02-15T18:54:00.000-05:002006-02-15T18:54:00.000-05:00But is choreography that is not related to dance c...But is choreography that is not related to dance copyrightable? I understand that the legislative history and the definition of choreography are only concerned with dance. Sure there may be some dancing in the play, and he should probably be entitled to a copyright in that segment, but as to his "choreography" of the play as a whole? It doesn't seem entirely consistent with the law. And then you have the merger doctrine to worry about. If directors can copyright stage directions, are future plays going to be encumbered with licenses because a previous director copyrighted his direction that an actor exit a certain direction?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12505562.post-1139972945280489832006-02-14T22:09:00.000-05:002006-02-14T22:09:00.000-05:00Doesn't this case entirely hinge on who's version ...Doesn't this case entirely hinge on who's version of the facts the court chooses to believe? From what I can tell, Einhorn's claim will meet the originality, expression, fixation, and authorship requirements, so long as the court accepts that he "worked diligently, sometimes over 12 hours a day, in order to cast, stage, and find and coordinate all design aspects of the play", as he claimed in the WSJ last week. Furthermore, Einhorn claims that "[t]he staging was at times stylized, and [he] also decided to add black light work (including black light puppetry which [he] choreographed), fight choreography (with a fight choreographer), and dance moves (which [he] choreographed)." Surely choreography is copyrightable - and under this version of the facts, it seems that he has choreographed the play. I'm curious to hear your thoughts, as this case stands to have a potentially serious impact on Hollywood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com