tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post347080585654807934..comments2024-03-28T16:45:51.051+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Copyright and performance: reflections on a complex relationshipVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-56472100617567172672013-05-21T21:08:05.734+01:002013-05-21T21:08:05.734+01:00Stefano, thanks for your post. I agree with your c...Stefano, thanks for your post. I agree with your comment verbatim. <br /><br />Personally, I think copyright in performances would be a legal nightmare, neighbouring rights are a much more valid solution. However, creativity - instead of being the nodal point of copyright - is increasingly becoming peripheral. <br /><br />A discussion on this would prove beneficial. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-72807494383302988752013-05-21T20:56:29.365+01:002013-05-21T20:56:29.365+01:00To be fair, I think that the key aim of Professor ...To be fair, I think that the key aim of Professor Tushnet's article is to raise awareness of the role and importance of performances, and to stimulate the recognition of the autonomous creative contribution of performers. I agree with this idea, and I think that its value is to bring forward a series of issues which are usually hidden and not openly discussed. We can surely debate about how to address these issues (and your observation certainly sounds reasonable), but recognising their existence, and exploring them, are certainly useful first steps.Stefano Barazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305481038339902614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-49737129998407826462013-05-21T19:43:48.723+01:002013-05-21T19:43:48.723+01:00It is too bad that Professor Tushnet is not famili...It is too bad that Professor Tushnet is not familiar with the concept of the neighbouring rights of performers and producers. It really makes much more sense than the idea of copyright in performances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com