Article Title
Choreography and Copyright: Why the Law Must Twist and Turn to Serve the Dancing Industry
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
