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Copyright and the value of performance, 1770-1911
In the nineteenth century, copyright law expanded to include performances of theatrical and musical works. These laws transformed how people made and consumed performances. Exploring precedent-setting litigation on both sides of the Atlantic, this book traces how courts developed definitions of thea...
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2018.
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| Series: | Theatre and performance theory
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Copyright, Commodification, and Performance
- Performance's Valuable Propriety, 1770-1833
- Ontologies of the Performance-Commodity, 1833-1886
- Audiences, Actors, and Value, 1852-1911
- The Performance-Commodity at Work, 1833-1911
- Epilogue: Valuing Performance Today
- Appendix: Timeline of Major Legislation and Litigation Affecting Performance Rights.