I went into the play with a copyright mindset, due to it being a requirement for class. Now, due to it’s age, copyright law does not apply to the original. Due to that, I have seen many variations on the several stories, as well as the play on a whole. The ad lib section was especially interesting, as within the play itself, there could be multiple incarnations. As brought up in class, the “copyright” regarding ad lib was a bit confusing. While the play itself has no copyright, the variations and ideas in others can be copyrighted. On a deeper level, while the concept of ad lib can be a copyrighted concept, the actual ad lib used can be considered the property of the actor. In the end, I find it interesting that a work that does not have copyright can still be surrounded and pressured by it.