[SML] Intellectual Property?

[Richard Niederberg]

Dear Mark,
Copyright of the Set Design existed since its moment of creation, even if
it not registered. Having said that, it is common courtesy to inform the
designer that you are reusing his or her concept, even if you now own the
set under the.'First Sale Doctrine'.
/s/ Richard Niederberg, Esq.
Los Angeles Designers' Theatre
Reference: 17 United States Code, Section 109 [The Copyright Act]
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On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 12:24 PM Mark S. Eccleston via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> Back in 2007 a touring play came to Huntsville Alabama.  One of the local
> community theatre groups was notified that this was their last stop and
> that they were wanting to sell all of the scenery from the show, as well
> as, curtains, some props, and quite a bit of extra hardware & supplies that
> were out on tour.  The local group worked out a price and bought all of the
> items.
>
> Over the years the curtains, props, hardware, and parts of the set have
> been used and/or modified for other productions.  Some of the scenery,
> mostly due to size and lack of storage, has been thrown away, but a good
> bit of it still exists, including steps, platforms, fireplace, and backdrop.
>
> In 2020 a local theatre group is going to do a production of the show that
> this scenery came from.  This leads to several questions:
>
> 1. Can the local theatre group use the scenery that was purchased back in
> 2007?
> 2. If so, do they need to get permission to use it?  From who?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Mark S. Eccleston
>
>
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/s/ Richard
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