On Wed, 8 Jul 1998, Ken Norton wrote:
|I'm sorry, but this subject is offensive to me.
|
|I have photographed many concerts as a Working Professional. The reasons
|for the no photography or taping during concerts is for several reasons.
|
|#1 Product sales. By taking pictures yourself, you are denying Mick Jagger
|and company additional sales of merchandise that they are entitled to.
|Their music and the staging is copyrighted. Even if you are only taking the
|pictures for personal use, this is still a violation of copyright laws.
|
|#2 Environment. By not allowing cameras into the facility reduces the
|flash bursts from the audience that are distracting to the carefully
|designed lighting of the stageshow. Along with that, the production company
|(band, and everybody involved) is trying to create an environment where
|audience members can kick back, relax and enjoy the show--not worry about
|trying to get a closeup shot of Mick scratching himself.
Even more seriously, flash bursts can temporarily blind an
entertainer when they are executing vigorous dance steps
(or jumps, spins, etc) which can lead to serious injury.
Even if one were to obtain a press pass, they may have to
agree to take non-flash photos only.
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