Monday, June 13, 2016

Lupita Nyong’o is Definitely Pro-Intellectual Property Protection


Page Six at NyPo reports:
There was added drama onstage at “Eclipsed” on Saturday night.

A spy at the [Broadway] play said, “During Act I, a woman in the first row started video recording the performance on her iPhone.”

The insider added, “When Tony-nominated star Lupita Nyong’o noticed, she “stopped her monologue, and, in character, glared at the woman for what felt like two minutes. The audience was stunned. It sure made things more dramatic.”

Heroic!

-RW

3 comments:

  1. If this was in public (like Central Park), would Lupita have a right to say it was IP and no one should video tape it? The setting should not determine if it was IP or not, correct? It seems to me this is an issue of private property (real, not imaginary).

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  2. Yup, private property and the terms on their ticket. I'm sure the ticket for the performance said 'No recording'. Where I see this question becoming interesting is if there is a performance on private property (with a no recording rule) but there is someone standing outside the private property recording the performance with a zoom lens and laser mic. Should that be allowed? I assume yes, but not totally sure. Maybe it would depend on the circumstances...

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  3. ─ A spy at the [Broadway] play said, "During Act I, a woman in the first row started video recording the performance on her iPhone." ─

    Which certainly violated the terms and conditions of the agreement between the ticket purchaser and the venue. Exactly what the heck does that have to do with I.P. and the carte blanch it gives to the presumed 'originator' to take over SOMEONE ELSE'S PROPERTY, which is what I.P. amounts to anyway?

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