Posted on Aug 12, 2022
Lin-Manuel Miranda responds to 'illegal, unauthorized' 'Hamilton' play by Texas church
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"Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is defending his award-winning work after a Texas church staged an allegedly unauthorized version of the Broadway musical.
"Grateful to all of you who reached out about this illegal, unauthorized production. Now lawyers do their work," Miranda tweeted Wednesday.
Last weekend, The Door Christian Fellowship Ministries in McAllen, Texas, produced and livestreamed a rendition of “Hamilton” that appeared to conclude with a sermon by a church pastor comparing being gay to being addicted to alcohol or drugs.
The final sermon by an associate pastor, Victor Lopez, compared homosexuality to drug addiction, according to a full video of the performance.
"Grateful to all of you who reached out about this illegal, unauthorized production. Now lawyers do their work," Miranda tweeted Wednesday.
Last weekend, The Door Christian Fellowship Ministries in McAllen, Texas, produced and livestreamed a rendition of “Hamilton” that appeared to conclude with a sermon by a church pastor comparing being gay to being addicted to alcohol or drugs.
The final sermon by an associate pastor, Victor Lopez, compared homosexuality to drug addiction, according to a full video of the performance.
Lin-Manuel Miranda responds to 'illegal, unauthorized' 'Hamilton' play by Texas church
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LTC Eugene Chu
1. It was livestreamed and is considered a public performance.
2. Using copyrighted material often requires written permission and payment of royalties
3. Explicitly altering copyrighted material for a public performance without permission can still be considered infringement.
https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/copyright-laws-and-school-performances
2. Using copyrighted material often requires written permission and payment of royalties
3. Explicitly altering copyrighted material for a public performance without permission can still be considered infringement.
https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/copyright-laws-and-school-performances
Copyright Laws and School Performances
What are the legal ramifications of putting on a copyrighted play? Do you need copyright permission? Can you sell tickets to the play and take a profit? Is any of it legal? Let's go behind the scenes to find out of your school play is breaking the law.
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LTC Eugene Chu
SPC David S. - Fair use does not apply in this case since it an unauthorized reproduction.
The Harvard fair use document talks about using or displaying portions of a copyrighted play or film for academic study such as a classroom setting. The church scandal of Hamilton involves a full performance without written permission and a public setting (livestream on Internet).
The Harvard fair use document talks about using or displaying portions of a copyrighted play or film for academic study such as a classroom setting. The church scandal of Hamilton involves a full performance without written permission and a public setting (livestream on Internet).
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