Damned to fame: the moral rights of the Beckett estate:
"So how long will the Beckett estate be able to control the productions of Samuel Beckett? In Australia, the term of copyright protection for dramatic works is for the life of the author plus fifty years. Given that Samuel Beckett died in 1989, the copyright in his works will expire in 2039 in Australia. However, in Europe and the United States, the term of copyright protection for dramatic works has been extended to the life of the author plus seventy years. The copyright in his works will finish in 2059."
good thing copyright protects artists...
grrr.
Friday, July 28, 2006
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We need to start planning the first "Free Beckett" festival for Melbourne in 2040 - featuring remixing, gender switching, and ignoring stage directions!!!
hahahahahahaha!
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