CMU School of Drama


Saturday, November 22, 2008

Far From the Spotlight, a Brewing Fight Between Playwrights and Nonprofit Theaters Over Subsidiary Rights

NYTimes.com: "When Mr. Lucas agreed to make the Off Broadway premiere of his play “Prayer for My Enemy” part of the Roundabout Theater Company’s 2008-9 season, he said he didn’t realize that the Roundabout’s standard contract would require him to sign over 40 percent of his subsequent author royalties for the play for 10 years."

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