by AlanMcKillop » 22 Sep 2012, 20:43
[quote]By reading the thread I would imagine that The Shadowers have decided they don't want their performance made available. Whether others agree or not is beside the point. It's their performance and their copyright
Although I've read Gillian's subsequent post, I'm not quite sure that the above statement is correct.
The concert is promoted by BWML and it is the promoter who gives the right to access for photo's or video of his event. I once spoke to Bruce about this in the early 2000's when I did some videos of the event as I was aware that The Rapiers prohibit the use of recordings at their concerts, so I asked the question. Bruce said that there were no restrictions or special treatment of any of the bands and we (the public) were free to record, it was almost a condition of the bands appearing that they knew that video or sound recording would almost certainly be taking place.
Giving bands an opportunity to see what was recorded before making it public, is a courtesy but not a copyright issue imho. I simply draw your attention to the BBC tapes and ask who has the say in this long protracted matter? Not the band, the band were paid a fee to perform just as the bands at SM are/were.