Originally Posted by
MartinHarper
If Fred creates a routine to "Roxanne", then Fred owns copyright to his routine. If George dances Fred's routine, then he may violate Fred's copyright. If George creates an entirely different routine to "Roxanne", then George owns copyright to his routine, and does not violate Fred's copyright.
The difficulty comes George's routine is influenced by Fred's routine. If the influence is too great, then George may be in violation of Fred's copyright. If Fred is a litigious SOB, then he can make random incoherent legal threats and hope to scare event organisers into banning George from performing his routine, even though the routines are very different.
(I am not a lawyer, this is not legal advice)
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