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"So we're not talking about copyright issues related to the original material of the Guy in the Mask because it entered public domain decades ago, but that made the material available legally to theatrical, cinematic and musical adaptations. And the one that you probably know best is the rock opera on Broadway, a show that has been haunted by lawsuits. In 1990, Ray Rapp, a songwriter known mostly for religious music, sued Lloyd Webber. He claimed copyright infringement."