Maybe the penalties could be symbolic then--say $10-30 for every unauthorized production, as a means of quantifying the wrong-doing. Although I read they school has a $5,000 budget for lumber so I guess they're not doing too badly.
It's the cynicism that sticks in my craw. I don't believe FOR A SECOND those two guys didn't know they were breaking the law. A drama teacher doesn't know about rights? Bullshit. They just didn't think they'd get caught. And when they did, they spun it so they didn't face effective penalties, by holding up the kids and painting SF and the producers as The Man. And--they were right.
They absolutely should be fired, and I like your idea about exposing the kids to real theater, to a teachable moment. The kids are authentic victims, and it does suck that those who should be teaching them are using them.
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It's the cynicism that sticks in my craw. I don't believe FOR A SECOND those two guys didn't know they were breaking the law. A drama teacher doesn't know about rights? Bullshit. They just didn't think they'd get caught. And when they did, they spun it so they didn't face effective penalties, by holding up the kids and painting SF and the producers as The Man. And--they were right.
They absolutely should be fired, and I like your idea about exposing the kids to real theater, to a teachable moment. The kids are authentic victims, and it does suck that those who should be teaching them are using them.