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Negotiating Copyright in the American Theatre traces the complex legal and cultural negotiations surrounding copyright protection for dramatic works in the United States over nearly a century. From the mid-nineteenth century through the mid-twentieth century, American theatre underwent significant transformation, and copyright law evolved alongside it.
Brent S. Salter examines how playwrights, theatre producers, publishers, and legal institutions grappled with questions of intellectual property rights, creative control, and commercial exploitation. The book reveals the competing interests and power dynamics that shaped copyright doctrine and theatrical practice, including landmark legal cases, legislative debates, and industry negotiations.
As part of the Cambridge Intellectual Property and Information Law series, this work contributes to our understanding of how copyright law developed in response to artistic and commercial needs, ultimately influencing the protections available to creative works today.
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