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I'm helping direct a play
The play was written by one of our cast members
Or so I thought
It's being performed on Wednesday
Today, the writer of the play, who holds copyright to the play, is wondering why we're performing her play without paying her royalties
I'm a bit scared.
(, Mon 10 Mar 2008, 0:02, archived)
ouch...
The fault lies with the cast member who claims it was theirs then shirley?
(, Mon 10 Mar 2008, 0:04, archived)
explain the situation
ask her permission. See what arrangement can be reached.
(, Mon 10 Mar 2008, 0:04, archived)
so don't perform the play.
sorted.
(, Mon 10 Mar 2008, 0:05, archived)
Three months work, cast of ten, 200 tickets sold.

(, Mon 10 Mar 2008, 0:05, archived)
but you've broken the law?

(, Mon 10 Mar 2008, 0:06, archived)
either that or a lot of hell

(, Mon 10 Mar 2008, 0:06, archived)
You'll have to give a chunk as royalties, or cancel the show.

(, Mon 10 Mar 2008, 0:07, archived)
Yeah, just offer her some of the money
and a couple of tickets
(, Mon 10 Mar 2008, 0:09, archived)
probably this
just try and explain the situation and get some sort of deal that's reasonable.

wost case scenario, you'll have to cancel the play.
(, Mon 10 Mar 2008, 0:28, archived)
where did you get the script from?
first thing to do is to see what sort of royalties the author is seeking.
(, Mon 10 Mar 2008, 0:09, archived)
aye this!
and sack the wanker who led you to think he wrote it
(, Mon 10 Mar 2008, 0:06, archived)
quite.

(, Mon 10 Mar 2008, 0:06, archived)
she
But it's turned out that she was involved in the writing process.
(, Mon 10 Mar 2008, 0:07, archived)
Have you told her about the claimant?
Bitch fight ahoy.
(, Mon 10 Mar 2008, 0:09, archived)
well then you all need to get together
and communicate
(, Mon 10 Mar 2008, 0:09, archived)
from where i see it
it seems like the writer has decided against that and has gone straight to the lawyers.
women, vagina, sand etc.
good luck sorting it all out friz. i was threatened by solicitors a few days ago too, its not at all fun.
(, Mon 10 Mar 2008, 0:13, archived)
Looks like you need to start shouting at a cast member.
So no play this week then, you still never gaz'd me about it either.
(, Mon 10 Mar 2008, 0:05, archived)