Rumor has it that theVampireVineyardsareactuallyowned by a circle of vampires, and thecompany'sfounder, an entertainmentattorneyfromNew York, is actually justafront.
Peter Breger, an entertainmentattorney and president of the Off Broadway Alliance, points to Russell as one of the bright lights of the New York theater scene.
"What this case points out is that the copyright statutes were written in an era when works of authorship were only available in tangible form, " said Jonathan Handel, an entertainmentattorney at TroyGould.