Theater Law

, by Jarvis, Robert M.; Chaikelson, Steven E.; Corcos, Christine A.; Edmonds, Edmund P.; Garon, Jon M.; Ghosh, Shubha; Henslee, William D.; Kende, Mark S.; Palmer, Charles A.; Schultz, Nancy L.; Scordato, Marin R.; White, Libby A.

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ISBN: 9780890892466 | 0890892466
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Copyright: 6/8/2004

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Supplemental Materials

Table of Cases

xiii

Preface

xvii

Acknowledgments

xviii

Introduction

(36)

Overview

(1)

History

(20)

Mason v. American Theatre Wing, Inc.

(4)

Sacks v. Rubin

(2)

Theater

(4)

Theatre in New York: A Brief History

(6)

Disney Plans 3 More Broadway Blockbusters

(1)

Notes

(3)

Problem 1

(1)

Practice

(16)

People ex rel. Chicago Bar Ass'n v. Berezniak

(4)

Chateau de Ville Productions, Inc. v. Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.

(3)

Rodgers v. Sound of Music Company

(3)

Notes

(4)

Problem 2

(2)

Playwrights

(44)

Overview

(1)

Authorship

(24)

Ntreh v. University of Texas at Dallas

(3)

Jackson v. Universal International Pictures, Inc.

(5)

Thomson v. Larson

(11)

Ampersand Productions, Inc. v. Stahl

(4)

Notes

(1)

Problem 3

(1)

Control

(20)

Barr v. Dramatists Guild, Inc.

(4)

A Federal Recognition of Performance Art Author Moral Rights

(10)

Mary Tyler Moore, Chided by Neil Simon, Quits His Play

(1)

Found: A Twain Play Good Enough to Stage

(2)

Notes

(1)

Problem 4

(2)

Rights Holders

(40)

Overview

(1)

Securing Rights

(31)

Lewys v. O'Neill

(12)

Outcault v. Lamar

(2)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. v. Showcase Atlanta Cooperative Productions, Inc.

(9)

Presley's Estate v. Russen

106

(6)

Notes

112

(2)

Problem 5

114

(1)

Granting Rights

114

(9)

Golding v. R.K.O. Pictures, Inc.

114

(5)

Burnett v. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.

119

(1)

Notes

120

(1)

Problem 6

121

(2)

Producers

123

(48)

Overview

123

(1)

Capital Acquisition

123

(31)

A Practical Guide to Theatrical Financing

123

(8)

Rosie the Producer, Navigating Broadway

131

(2)

Knapp v. Penfield

133

(2)

Classic Theater Corp. v. Amster

135

(3)

Elvin Associates v. Franklin

138

(3)

United States v. Altman

141

(9)

Theater Founders are Charged with Fraud

150

(1)

Notes

151

(2)

Problem 7

153

(1)

Administrative Responsibilities

154

(17)

Martin v. Commissioner

154

(5)

Theatre Guild Productions, Inc. v. Insurance Corp. of Ireland

159

(2)

Bates v. Select Lake City Theater Operating Co.

161

(3)

Russek Advertising, Inc. v. Hurst

164

(3)

Redgrave v. Stuart Thompson Productions

167

(2)

Notes

169

(1)

Problem 8

170

(1)

Directors and Choreographers

171

(22)

Overview

171

(1)

Duties

171

(13)

Julien v. Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc.

171

(2)

Gennaro v. Rosenfield

173

(6)

Rodgers v. Logan

179

(3)

Notes

182

(1)

Problem 9

183

(1)

Stage Directions

184

(9)

New Clout for Stage Directors: Copyright Protection Available for Creative Work

184

(1)

Mantello v. Hall

184

(8)

Notes

192

(1)

Problem 10

192

(1)

Cast

193

(52)

Overview

193

(1)

Hiring and Firing

193

(17)

Mixing Law and Art: The Role of Anti-Discrimination Law and Color-Blind Casting in Broadway Theater

193

(2)

New Star of `Producers' is Replaced After 4 Weeks

195

(2)

Redgrave v. Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc.

197

(3)

Pacitti v. Macy's

200

(6)

Harry Rogers Theatrical Enterprises, Inc. v. Comstock

206

(1)

Notes

207

(3)

Problem 11

210

(1)

Pay and Benefits

210

(18)

In re Himes

210

(5)

This Is Me, Inc. v. Taylor

215

(7)

Miller v. Municipal Theatre Association of St. Louis

222

(4)

Notes

226

(1)

Problem 12

227

(1)

Representation

228

(17)

Actors in Ellis Island Show Vote, 7 to 1, to Join Union

228

(1)

National Labor Relations Board v. Actors' Equity Association

229

(3)

H. A. Artists & Associates, Inc. v. Actors' Equity Association

232

(6)

Pawlowski v. Woodruff

238

(2)

Personal Management

240

(3)

Notes

243

(1)

Problem 13

244

(1)

Designers, Musicians, and Crew

245

(40)

Overview

245

(1)

Behind the Scenes

245

(10)

Lion's Den: Backstage at Broadway's Hottest New Musical

245

(2)

Farce of Nature

247

(4)

State ex rel. O'Brien v. Petry

251

(3)

Notes

254

(1)

Problem 14

255

(1)

Employment Disputes

255

(20)

Ostertag v. The Historic Theater Group, Ltd.

255

(2)

Anderson v. Long

257

(1)

Carell v. The Shubert Organization, Inc.

258

(13)

St. Louis Theatrical Company v. St. Louis Theatrical Brotherhood Local 6, IATSE

271

(3)

Notes

274

(1)

Problem 15

275

(1)

Hazards

275

(10)

Eaves Brooks Costume Company, Inc. v. Y.B.H. Realty Corp.

275

(1)

Artists' Embassy v. Hunt

276

(2)

Donaldson v. Select Theatre Corporation

278

(1)

Mintiks v. Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.

279

(4)

Notes

283

(1)

Problem 16

283

(2)

Houses

285

(42)

Overview

285

(1)

Building Codes

285

(9)

Nemer v. Michigan State Board of Registration for Architects, Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors

285

(3)

Hart v. City Theatres Co.

288

(1)

Theatre Management Group, Inc. v. Dalgliesh

289

(3)

Notes

292

(2)

Problem 17

294

(1)

Naming Rights

294

(4)

Booth v. Jarrett & Palmer

294

(1)

Southeast Bank, N.A. v. Lawrence

295

(1)

Cadillac on Marquee at Winter Garden

296

(1)

Notes

297

(1)

Problem 18

298

(1)

Leases

298

(11)

Theatre Party Associates, Inc. v. Shubert Organization, Inc.

298

(4)

Liza Co. v. Mark Hellinger Theatre, Inc.

302

(4)

A Theater Closing, A Hit Show in the Cold

306

(1)

Notes

307

(1)

Problem 19

308

(1)

Historic Preservation

309

(18)

Friends of the Astor, Inc. v. City of Reading

309

(6)

Shubert Organization, Inc. v. Landmarks Preservation Commission of the City of New York

315

(3)

Fisher v. Giuliani

318

(6)

Notes

324

(1)

Problem 20

325

(2)

Audiences

327

(26)

Overview

327

(1)

Tickets

327

(12)

Luxenberg v. Keith & Proctor Amusement Co.

327

(5)

Ex parte Quarg

332

(2)

Gold v. DiCarlo

334

(3)

Notes

337

(1)

Problem 21

338

(1)

Safety and Comfort

339

(14)

Robbins v. Memphis Little Theatre Players Association

339

(4)

Ludwig v. Jefferson Performing Arts Society

343

(2)

Tantillo v. Goldstein Bros. Amusement Co.

345

(1)

Thielmier v. Louisiana Riverboat Gaming Partnership

346

(3)

Bloomberg Disconnects Cell Ban

349

(1)

Notes

350

(2)

Problem 22

352

(1)

Critics

353

(30)

Overview

353

(1)

Qualifications

353

(8)

Wanted: Theater Critic

353

(1)

Republican Publishing Co. v. American Newspaper Guild

353

(3)

Blanchard v. Northwest Publications, Inc.

356

(2)

Code of Conduct

358

(1)

Notes

359

(2)

Problem 23

361

(1)

Immunities

361

(22)

Merivale v. Carson

361

(3)

Adolf Philipp Co. v. New Yorker Staats-Zeitung

364

(10)

Phantom Touring, Inc. v. Affiliated Publications

374

(5)

Soul v. Wright

379

(2)

Notes

381

(1)

Problem 24

381

(2)

Touring Companies

383

(28)

Overview

383

(1)

Economics

383

(7)

For Touring Shows, Rules of the Road Changing

383

(2)

On with the $how: Union Deal to Work for Lower Pay Lets `42nd Street' Get on the Road

385

(2)

It's Broadway. Well, Virtually: Slimmed-Down Shows Thrive on the Road

387

(2)

Notes

389

(1)

Problem 25

389

(1)

Arrangements

390

(21)

Inge v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

390

(6)

United States v. Shubert

396

(3)

Rapagnani v. Judas Company

399

(4)

Cuccioli v. Jekyll & Hyde Neue Metropol Bremen Theater Produktion GmbH & Co.

403

(6)

Notes

409

(1)

Problem 26

410

(1)

Not-For-Profit Productions

411

(54)

Overview

411

(1)

Funding

411

(25)

Plumstead Theatre Society, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

411

(6)

Eychaner v. Gross

417

(14)

Notes

431

(4)

Problem 27

435

(1)

Artistic Freedom

436

(29)

Boring v. Buncombe County Board of Education

436

(6)

DiBona v. Matthews

442

(9)

Linnemeier v. Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

451

(6)

Axson-Flynn v. Johnson

457

(6)

Notes

463

(1)

Problem 28

464

(1)

Appendices

465

(40)

Appendix A Agreement to Jointly Write a Play

465

(3)

Appendix B Agreement to Turn a Novel into a Play

468

(3)

Appendix C Agreement to Produce a Play

471

(12)

Appendix D Agreement to Hire a Director-Choreographer

483

(7)

Appendix E Agreement to Hire an Actor or Actress

490

(3)

Appendix F Agreement to Rent Scenery

493

(2)

Appendix G Agreement to Lease a Theater

495

(4)

Appendix H Agreement to Book a Road Show

499

(4)

Appendix I Agreement to Allow an Amateur Group to Perform a Play

503

(2)

Index

505

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