Document Type
Comment
Abstract
With so many hurdles to jump over for choreographers to earn simple rights, it is time to re-evaluate the process of copyright protection for dance. In part A, this comment will discuss the history of copyright law and choreography. Part B will analyze the requirements copyright has placed on choreography and the struggles courts face in applying them. Part C will discuss the spread of online choreography and the difficulties these choreographers face regarding copyright protection. Part D will discuss additional reasons why choreographers are not seeking copyright protection. Part E will discuss the barriers choreographers face in proving infringement, and Part F will conclude with possible solutions.
First Page
65
Last Page
104
Recommended Citation
Gabrielle Mix,
Choreography and Copyright: Why the Law Must Twist and Turn to Serve the Dancing Industry,
16 J. Bus. Entrepreneurship & L.
65
(2023)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/jbel/vol16/iss1/3
