Klarinet Archive - Posting 000012.txt from 2010/07

From: Joseph Wakeling <joseph.wakeling@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Sheet music copyright
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:28:19 -0400

On 07/01/2010 05:23 PM, Joseph Wakeling wrote:
> Why did Shakespeare write his plays when actors could (and did) run off
> to other companies and perform their own versions?

(... and would we have had the wonders that are Shakespeare's plays had
Shakespeare himself been unable to derive material from numerous
different sources without worrying about being sued?)
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