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The provided passages do not contain information about the broader systemic consequences for playwrights and the theatre industry if copyright protections were routinely ignored.
The passages primarily focus on copyright notice and the role of The Dramatists Play Service, Inc. [2, 3]. They state that "Beyond the Horizon" is protected under copyright laws of the United States of America, the British Empire, including the Dominion of Canada, and other countries of the copyright union [1, 2]. The Dramatists Play Service, Inc. handles the non-professional acting rights of members' plays and leases plays to college and university theatres, Little Theatres, and other non-professional groups [3].
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d under the copyright laws of the United States of America, the British Empire, including the Dominion of Canada, and all other countries of the copyright union, is subject to a royalty.
SHERWOOD WALTER PRICHARD EATON JOHN WEXLEY GEORGE ABBOTT MAXWELL ANDERSON MARC CONNELLY RACHEL CROTHERS MARTIN FLAVIN SUSAN GLASPELL JOHN GOLDEN ARTHUR HOPKINS AUSTIN STRONG 6 EAST 39TH STREET, NEW YORK CITY BEYOND…
Produced by Mary Glenn Krause, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Dramatists Play Service, Inc. Established by members of the Dramatists’ Guild of the Authors’ League of America for the handling of the non-professional acting rights of members’ plays and the encouragement of the non-professional theatre. BARRETT H. CLARK _Executive Director_ _The_ DRAMATISTS PLAY SERVICE, INC.,…
g for non-professionals each of the O’Neill plays which it leases. This booklet will be sent free of charge. Address all inquiries to THE DRAMATISTS PLAY SERVICE 6 East 39th Street NEW YORK CITY
other information. _Advisory Board_ SIDNEY HOWARD GEORGE S. KAUFMAN JOHN HOWARD LAWSON HOWARD LINDSAY ALBERT MALTZ KENYON NICHOLSON CLIFFORD ODETS EDWARD CHILDS CARPENTER EUGENE O’NEILL PHILIP BARRY ELMER RICE ROBERT E.
More questions about this book
- Why was an organization like the Dramatists Play Service, specifically focused on non-professional rights and theatre encouragement, essential for the theatrical ecosystem in the early 20th century?
- How do the distinct roles of "The Dramatists Play Service" and "Random House New York" likely collaborate to bring a play like "Beyond the Horizon" to both professional and non-professional audiences, while protecting the author's interests?
- What implicit message does the extensive and distinguished Advisory Board send about the value and legitimacy of non-professional theatre, and how might their collective influence support the mission of the Dramatists Play Service?
- Considering the prominent names associated with its publication and the careful attention to rights and distribution, what can we infer about Eugene O'Neill's "Beyond the Horizon" even before reading the play itself, regarding its perceived importance or potential impact?