Publishers wishing to obtain reprint rights to any Mackowiecki Lewis Read Aloud Play or other product are encouraged to contact Mack Lewis at lewis@jeffnet.org, (541) 778-4927, or 209 Mariposa Terrace, Medford, OR 97504
Performance Rights Policy as of Jan. 1, 2025
Performing a Mackowiecki Lewis Read Aloud Play in front of an audience is encouraged. Consequently, in most cases, performance rights are either included in the original purchase price of the script or available for a small fee. Under certain circumstances, rights may be donated.
~The Mackowiecki Lewis Read Aloud Play must have been purchased from an authorized vendor such as TeachersPayTeachers or Scholastic.
~The script being used must include the words “Fully Reproducible” on the cover or include explicit copyright permission on the “teacher notes” page or the page on which the ISBN is located.
Level 1 Performance Rights:
If the original purchaser is a public or non-profit private school or an employee thereof, the school is authorized to perform the play before a school audience during the regular school day, such as at an assembly of the student body. No notification is required. Such performance rights are included in the original purchase price of the given play (provided the “reproducible” license is designated as described above).
Level 2 Performance Rights:
All entities, including both private and public schools, theater companies, and private parties performing a Mackowiecki Lewis Read Aloud Play or portion thereof for an audience outside the school day, such as an evening event, or under any circumstance in which admission is charged, the fee to perform is $75 per performance, night, or event. For example, performing the same play for three consecutive nights would require a performance fee of $225. However, in some cases the performance rights may be donated to non-profit organizations, such as community theaters and tuition-free schools. Requests must include the organization’s non-profit tax ID#, the date or dates of the performance(s), the name of the specific play, the source from which the play was obtained, and email contact information. Requests must be submitted and acknowledged prior to the performance itself. It is also requested that any such organization provide a copy of any playbill associated with the event by regular mail to the address listed above.
Level 3: Electronic Rights:
Public schools and private non-profit schools need make no further arrangements to post recordings of student performances in either audio or video formats of a given play on their school website or Facebook page provided the given media cannot be downloaded by others. Credit to and indication that performance rights were donated by the author must be included in the post and/or recording. Schools, however, may not post copies of any Mackowiecki Lewis Read Aloud Play script online in any form which may be downloaded by others, including students. While internet-based lessons containing a play are acceptable, schools have a legal obligation to protect the copyright of the given play by ensuring the play can be only viewed and not copied or printed.
Level 4: Electronic Rights:
Any other organization wishing to create audio or video reproductions of their performance of a Mackowiecki Lewis Read Aloud Play must negotiate the terms and circumstances under which such a reproduction is acceptable. Transmission of any Mackowiecki Lewis Read Aloud Play other than described herein without the express, written consent of Mackowiecki Lewis is not permitted.
If you have any questions, please contact Mack at lewis@jeffnet.org. Thank you for using ReadAloudPlays, and thank you for honoring the hard work of the author by respecting the copyright.
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