Why cant I photocopy playbooks?
Photocopying scripts without permission is stealing. If you duplicate a script, you are taking something that belongs to the playwright. You are also breaking federal and international copyright law. Pioneer Drama Service is required by law to make sure that a playwrights work is used legally. For that reason, we ensure sufficient scripts have been purchased before granting performance rights. Anyone found in violation of this may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. In addition, Pioneer Drama Service reserves the right to assess an infringement penalty up to ten times the original cost owed for photocopying a script. If we dont take our obligation seriously, good playwrights will be unwilling to let us represent their properties, and the quality of plays available to you will diminish.
