Terms and Conditions for Supply of Performance Licences for Material from Lazy Bee Scripts (other than play scripts) |
| 1. | What we provide |
| | License to perform material (other than play scripts) supplied by Lazy Bee Scripts, in whole or in part |
| | 'Material' includes scenarios for Murder Mystery events. |
| | Writers get most of their income from performance royalties. Each time material is performed, the author is entitled to a royalty fee. |
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| 2. | Availability |
| | Performance licences are only available to individuals and groups who have previously purchased the relevant material from Lazy Bee Scripts. |
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| 3. | Type of performance |
| | A performance fee is levied at a flat rate, regardless of the nature of the performance, and regardless of the size of the audience. |
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| 4. | What counts as a performance? |
| | Any performance in front of an audience incurs performance royalties. |
| | Rehearsals do not count as performances but... |
| | If you allow an audience to see your 'dress rehearsal', this counts as a performance and is liable for performance royalties. (Some groups do this, with a reduced entry charge, to give the performers an idea of how the audience will react.) |
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| 5. | Changes in Performance Requirements |
| | It is recognised that performance requirements may change during the planning of a production. |
| | Additional performances can be added at any time by visiting the relevant Lazy Bee Scripts web page and purchasing additional performance licences. |
| | Reduction in the number of performances, including cancellation of the show, qualify for refunds (see below). |
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| 6. | Credit Shall be Given to the Authors and Copyright Shall Be Respected |
| | The name(s) of the author(s) must be displayed on all forms of advertising and promotional material, including, but not limited to posters, programmes, hand bills and Internet promotion. |
| | For material publicising public performances, the publisher and rights agent shall be credited in promotional material, using the words 'By arrangement with Lazy Bee Scripts'. |
| | Where the work includes scripted text, this shall be performed in full with no changes (to title, names, characters, plot or speech) unless permission for changes has been obtained from Lazy Bee Scripts. |
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| 7. | Videos |
| | With the exception of publicity videos (see below), no videos shall be made of Murder Mysteries or similar works from Lazy Bee Scripts. |
| | Livestreaming of Murder Mysteries and similar works to a closed audience is permissible subject to the purchase of a separate Livestreaming licence. |
| | Members of the audience have no right to make videos of a performance. Such videos constitute an actionable breach of copyright. Enforcement of this prohibition is the responsibility of the production company. |
| | Videos made to promote a production may quote from the script provided that the sum of all quotations made in all videos does not exceed 10% of the script and provided that the solution to Murder Mysteries or similar works is not revealed in the videos. The video must include a credit to the author(s) of the script. |
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| 8. | Refunds |
| | Any performances cancelled and notified to Lazy Bee Scripts five days or more before the planned first show qualify for full refunds of the performance licence fee for the cancelled performances. If you wish to request a refund, please contact us before taking any other action. (For example, it is easier and cheaper for us to process a refund than if you cancel a transaction with your credit card company.) See our Contact page for contact details. Please quote your order number in any correspondence. |
| | Performances cancelled within five days of the first performance are not eligible for refunds. |
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