Open AccessThe Dancer and the Dance: An Essay on Composers, Performers, and Integrity Rights
Author(s) -
Mark L. Rudoff
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
alberta law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8356
pISSN - 0002-4821
DOI - 10.29173/alr1536
Subject(s) - dance , performing arts , musical , enforcement , work (physics) , art , visual arts , law , sociology , aesthetics , law and economics , political science , engineering , mechanical engineering
The Copyright Act was recently amended to give clearer protection to an artist's "integrity right": that is, her right to have others leave her work intact. The author, a lawyer and a professional musician, examines the application of this right to musical compositions. This is a complex issue because the rights of two artists, the composer and the performer, must be balanced. Mr. Rudoff argues that integrity rights should and do apply to composers, and proposes guidelines for their enforcement.