Costume Designer Claims Riverdance Needs To Pay A Royalty For Ev...

Courtesy Techdirt  Fri, 11/06/2009 - 08:08

In the latest sign of bizarre and ridiculous lawsuits brought about by the belief that every concept and idea must be owned and licensed, Richard alerts us to the news that the folks behind the infamous Riverdance show are being sued by the costume designer who created outfits for the show in the mid-1990s.

While the original agreement had the show paying royalties to the clothing designer to the tune of 60 euros per performance, that deal ran...

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