Jul 23, 2012
The Off Broadway world-premiere production of David Adjmi's 3C closed as scheduled on July 14, but the controversy over the playwright's barbed deconstruction of 1970s ABC sitcom Three's Company continues. An open letter from leading members of the New York theatre community blasts the claim by legal reps for DLT Entertainment, owner of the longrunning sitcom, that Adjmi's play is an act of copyright infringement that damages their client's property. The letter maintains instead that the play is a satirical work, and like all parody, should be recognized as protected speech under the First Amendment.
Theater Community Strikes Back at 'Three's Company' Legal Dispute