On 10/5/98, Michael Scarpitti <mscarpit[_at_]asnt.org> wrote:
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> This is absurd. A fireworks display itself cannot be "fixed". It
> cannot, therefore, be copyrighted. It would be like trying to
> copyright solar flares. The programming or script can be, though.
If the fixed representation of how the fireworks are to be displayed is copyrightable, then, of course, it follows that the public performance/display right is protected. I'm not sure which act (performance or display) best fits, but one or both should. Moreover, you could fix the display by filming or taping it if you wished.
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