If Steve Steinman doesn't have the proper licensing there would be a lawsuit.
Unless Jim is a complete idiot, which I don't think he is, he still retains the songwriter's share of the copyrights, so he makes money no matter what, although he might not have any say over who is allowed to perform his material.
> > > I think Jim should be worried too. Apparently he won't
> > > make any money from the Steve Steinman show because it is
> > > being performed as a concert (the situation with Bat The
> > > Musical is very different). But what about the
> > > pyrothechnics and othere effects mentioned in the article
> > > posted by Bellminer. Surely it is more than a concert.
> > >
> > > Steve says that "Meat is wacky" because he is paying
> > > tribute to the songs and not the artist but he seems to
> > > forget that Jim is the real artist behind Bat. He must
> > > surely realise that he is exploiting Jim.
> > >
> > > His last name was not Steinman. He changed it so that
> > > people would think he was Jim. It is a name change that
> > > has made him a lot of money. He now has a forty piece
> > > orchestra and it was mainly Jim's songs that allowed him
> > > to build up to his present lofty level (although he did
> > > use other songs in his carear - it is mainly the Steinman
> > > brand that has elevated him to where he is today).
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