Can playwrights download cash from the internet the way people download their work for free?

Answer 1

No. But I think there must be a better way to frame your question to get your point across. You have a very large audience here, perhaps you can do some little bit to change that behavior. Get them listening with a good question, then steer them. If you can write, you can do it.

Answer 2

Um... I'm not sure what the real question you're asking here is, but I would say if a playwright is concerned about their works being downloaded and used for free they have some options to put an end to that practice: If their work is copyrighted it's nothing more than a simple e-mail to tell the website that they must remove the playwrights copywritten material from their site. They can also do a google search for the title of their works. If a theatre company is doing their work without permission it shouldn't be too hard to find out. (Not much point in doing a play if no one knows about it, and most advertising these days includes the internet).
If the playwright is serious about their craft they should get a literary agent, who would handle this sort of thing for them.

Answer 3

Playwrights, nor, anyone else, can download cash from the internet. It would be great if we all could download cash that way.

The internet is not a bank, no cash flows through it.

Answer 4

Some playwrights have deliberately made their works available for free. Bear in mind also that playwrights are not the only ones whose works are being acquired without recompense.