In 2022, a church put on an illegal showing of Hamilton

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The story of a church performing an unauthorized, religiously altered version of a popular musical like Hamilton is inherently attention-grabbing and controversial. The "SCamilton" nickname and the involvement of the creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, add to the intrigue, making it highly shareable.

Summary

A church in Texas performed an unauthorized and religiously altered version of the musical Hamilton, which they called "SCamilton." This led to legal action from the Hamilton creators, and the funds earned from the unauthorized production were ultimately donated to LGBT charities.

Structure

1Church performs illegal, altered Hamilton
2Fans call it "SCamilton" and spread awareness
3Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda takes legal action
4Church apologizes and confirms lack of permission
5Funds go to LGBT charities

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Hamilton: ACTS - a musical that is performed and adapted. Removing it would change the entire video. Lin-Manuel Miranda: ACTS - the creator of Hamilton. Removing him would change the video. Dramatists Guild: APPEARS - a Twitter handle mentioned in a quote. Removing it would not change the video.

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In 2022, a church put on an illegal showing of Hamilton that was SO bad that it got the creator himself's attention. "SCamilton", as fans would call it, was a religious version of Hamilton put on by a church in Texas. The entire thing was performed by church members and the songs were changed to be religious. To be able to perform shows or musicals in your local schools or what not, you need permission from the source. And although Hamilton fans didn't really care about the legality of how they watched Hamilton (for the most part *wink* ), they did have a vendetta against the churches version because they changed the source material and they found out that the pastor spewing homophobic rhetoric at his sermons. Fans began posting about Scamilton everywhere on social media in hopes that Lin Manuel Miranda, the creator, would see it and he would take legal action against it. And that's exactly what happened. The Hamilton legal team hopped on this immediately. "The Door Christian Fellowship McAllen Church did not ask for, or receive, a license from the producers or creators of 'Hamilton' to produce, stage, replicate or alter any part of 'Hamilton,'" reads a statement posted to the venue's 897 Instagram followers. The church did put out an apology, which seems to now be deleted. But in the apology they confirmed that they never had permission from anyone to do this unauthorised version of Hamilton. that they hope that this lesson could help other people learn about copyright and infringement. As for the case, we're not sure how much money the Hamilton team got, but we do know that they got some form of payment. And it was revealed that all the funds Earned went to LGBT Charities. and that's Scamilton!

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In 2022, a church put on an illegal showing of Hamilton that was SO bad that it got the creator himself's attention. "SCamilton", as fans would call it, was a religious version of Hamilton put on by a church in Texas. The entire thing was performed by church members and the songs were changed to be religious. To be able to perform shows or musicals in your local schools or what not, you need permission from the source. And although Hamilton fans didn't really care about the legality of how they watched Hamilton (for the most part *wink* ), they did have a vendetta against the churches version because they changed the source material and they found out that the pastor spewing homophobic rhetoric at his sermons. Fans began posting about Scamilton everywhere on social media in hopes that Lin Manuel Miranda, the creator, would see it and he would take legal action against it. And that's exactly what happened. The Hamilton legal team hopped on this immediately. "The Door Christian Fellowship McAllen Church did not ask for, or receive, a license from the producers or creators of 'Hamilton' to produce, stage, replicate or alter any part of 'Hamilton,'" reads a statement posted to the venue's 897 Instagram followers. The church did put out an apology, which seems to now be deleted. But in the apology they confirmed that they never had permission from anyone to do this unauthorised version of Hamilton. that they hope that this lesson could help other people learn about copyright and infringement. As for the case, we're not sure how much money the Hamilton team got, but we do know that they got some form of payment. And it was revealed that all the funds Earned went to LGBT Charities. and that's Scamilton!