Dramatic Work Performance Requirement

Summary

The case Tate v Thomas [1921] Ch 503, Ch. D confirmed that a dramatic work must be capable of performance to qualify under copyright law. This requires the work to have action or dialogue that can be enacted or staged, distinguishing it from literary works like novels or essays, which are intended for reading rather than performance.

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What happened in that case
D. Tate v Thomas [*] Ch *, Ch. D is the case that affirmed the position that a "dramatic work" must be capable of performance to qualify as such.
In this case, the court held that for a work to be considered a "dramatic work" under copyright law, it must be capable of being performed. This means that the work must have some form of action or dialogue that can be enacted or staged, distinguishing it from other forms of literary works like novels or essays, which are meant to be read rather than performed.
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