Dance Studio 411

Who owns the choreography? Studio owners and teachers typically don’t know! In this podcast we tackle the tricky, yet important topics of choreography ownership and copyright infringement. Should you be concerned about copyright infringement if you run a summer dance camp called “Frozen” or “Trolls”. Hear what considerations you should keep in mind for running a theme that ties into the success of popular movies and much more. This episode references helpful information including: Martha Graham Sch. & Dance Found., Inc. v. Martha Graham Ctr. of Contemporary Dance, Inc., 380 F.3d 624 (2d Cir. 2004). and also “Works Made for Hire Under the 1976 Copyright Act” http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ09.pdf https://www.dance-teacher.com/who-owns-the-choreography-2392337996.html https://www.dancestudioowner.com/public/copyright-the-line-between-inspiration-and-infringement.cfm https://www.dancestudioowner.com/members/Do-dance-studio-owners-need-to-pay-for-a-license-to-use-music.cfm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Running a da