<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Dear colleagues....<br><br>A client has a play in production. The iniital performance date is not the date of publication since public performance is not considered publication. So what is? <br><br>Is a play considered unpublished until someone literally publishes the play (most likely through a licensing arrangement)? </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br>If not, what is considered publication of a play?</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I feel like I have dealt with this before and ended up advising the client to file as an unpublished work but that boggles my mind. <br><br>Thanks in advance!<br><br>best,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br>Nancy <br></div></div></body></html>