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made to the Plays, including the changing of character
gender, the cutting of dialogue, or the alteration of
objectionable language, unless directly Authorized by
the Author or otherwise allowed in the "Production
Notes." The title of the Plays shall not be altered.
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Author of the Plays. This obligation applies to the
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that the title of the Plays appear for purposes of advertising,
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productions thereof. The name of the Author must appear
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immediately beneath the title and of a font size at
least 50% as large as the largest letter used in the
title of the Plays. No person, firm or entity may receive
credit larger or more prominent than that accorded the
Author. The name of the Author may not be abbreviated
or otherwise altered from the form in which it appears
in these Plays.
Prohibition of Unauthorized Copying.
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from these books is strictly forbidden by law. No part
of these books may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval
system, or transmitted in any form, by any means now
known or yet to be invented, including photocopying
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Plays may include references to brand names and trademarks
owned by third parties, and may include references to
public figures. The Author is not affiliated with these
public figures, or with the owners of such trademarks
and brand names. Such references are included solely
for parody, political comment, aesthetic purposes, or
other protected purposes.
Permissions for Sound Recordings and Musical
Works. These Plays may contain directions calling
for the performance of a portion, or all, of a musical
work, or performance of a sound recording of a musical
work. The Author has not obtained permissions to perform
such works. The Producer of these plays are advised
to obtain such permissions, if required in the context
of the production. The Producer is directed to the websites
of the U.S. Copyright Office (http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright),
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for further information on the need to obtain permissions,
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