13 Sep
2013
13 Sep
'13
2:08 p.m.
On 09/13/2013 01:58 PM, Jim Thaxter wrote:
I would be interested to know the purpose of licensing
a dance. Speaking
just for myself (although I assume a lot of other amateur choreographers do
the same thing), I write a few dances mostly for my own amusement, but
don't intend to ever publish them. I'm pretty sure there is a very limited
(nonexistent?) market for new dances. I'm happy to have other people call
my dances if they think the dances are worthy.
I completely agree with you, and I think most choreographers probably
feel the same way. It's culturally accepted (at least in the contra
dance community, I can't speak for MWSD, ECD, etc.) to share dances, but
legally you're still infringing on someone elses copyright by calling
their dances. Of course, since no one cares (in fact, they probably
_want_ you to call their dances), you're not likely to be sued for it.
It's just nice to be exact about these sorts of things and let people
know exactly what you feel is fair use of your work.
Are you familiar with the dance called "Steal
This Dance?" An open
invitation.
I'm not familiar with that at all; fantastic title (`Steal this Book' is
pretty fantastic, I'm glad to know there's a dance with a similar name).
In the spirit of the title, would you care to make a new topic and post
it here?
—Sam
P.S. Don Veino's thread `Norms/Ethics of Dance Choreography Sharing'
might be a better place to discuss this sort of thing; this thread's
topic is about actual dances that have a copyleft license applied to
them. Thanks!
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Sam Whited
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