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[ceruleanst]

Minnesota, I missed my flight. Hollywood, I felt I couldn't spare the trouble and time. But now there's a Pulp Shakespeare show in the New York Fringe - the first that doesn't require me to get on a plane - and this time nobody told me, let alone invited me. It's going on right now. I found out because people are joining the wiki again. So I bought

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[deckardcanine]

Not being told might actually be a good sign. I'm sure Tom Stoppard doesn't hear about every time someone puts on one of his plays.

[ceruleanst]

Well, the rub is that this is all one company doing their show in different places. I was hoping others would put together their own, as an open derivative work should be, but instead these guys are looking to commercially license their script to all interested.

[xviith_et_seq]

Yow. Were they building on other contributors, or is their version more or less entirely from them personally? I would imagine the former, but I can't quite tell from here.

In the absence of the energy to do much else, I will enable Wobbly Hope that this does not lead to too much reëxpropriation from the creative commons. “No takebacks!”

[ceruleanst]

Yeah, the scenes on the wiki made up about half a play. They started with what we did and finished the rest on their own. They deserve to reap the rewards of doing so much of the work, but I think that ought to be limited to what they get by putting on their own show.

Still, I don't want to kick up a fuss, because I would rather this exist than not. And what would I demand? I chose not to try to profit from this idea in the first place because that's what keeps me in the clear if Tarantino or Miramax comes calling. And I wouldn't like to see the dog's breakfast that would result if they took out and rewrote our parts for the sake of not having to credit us anymore. Also, I like thinking that they still might be happy to see me when I show up on Friday.

[normanrafferty]

I was going to ask if you'd heard about this. The Onion did an article on it, complete with video.

[johncoxon]

Hello there!

I saw someone using this icon in a community and crediting you, and I just wanted to tell you that I think it may well be the best userpic ever made. I hope you don't mind me using it. :)

[ceruleanst]

Thanks! Yes, feel free, for as long as LJ can cling to what remains of its relevance.

[mrteufel]

Happy Birthday for 19/6. It's the same as mine.