Intellectual Property,
Entertainment & Sports
Feb. 11, 2020
Merger: When do the disparate parts of a musical become one unified work?
In watching a musical, you encounter numerous different elements coming together to form one unified story. Those elements may include music, lyrics, script, direction, choreography and technical designs. Each of those disparate elements comes with unique copyright rights usually retained by the creator of the element.
In watching a musical, you encounter numerous different elements coming together to form one unified story. Those elements may include music, lyrics, script, direction, choreography and technical designs. Each of those disparate elements comes with unique copyright rights usually retained by the creator of the element. However, at some point, all those disparate elements must merge together to create one unifying work: the musical. This article explores the interactio...
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