>> they still need permission to use it.
BULLSHIT. I'm an actual, living, breathing, working reporter, and when I go to
a convention or any other event, I write about and takes pictures of anything I
damn well please. The only paperwork or permission I need is called the First
Freaking Amendment.
Having said that, once in a while I'll work out a gentlemen's agreement,
whereby I agree NOT to report on something, in exchange for getting an
exclusive or scoop on something else.
If the news/video crew didn't announce themselves to the VCF event staff, that
is certainly discourteous and unprofessional -- it's not like they were
covering a fire and time prevented it. But more importantly, if a tiny event's
leaders tried telling ME or any other respectable journalist what I could or
couldn't do based on their permission, the appropriate response would be 'you
need me, I don't need you'. (The fact that VCF was held in a quasi-public
venue is another issue in the reporters' favor.)
If what they photographed was something like a trade secret, then in certain
cases they might seek Erik's permission, since he owned it.
- Evan
--- Vintage Computer Festival <vcf(a)siconic.com> wrote:
On Mon, 13 Dec 2004, John Foust wrote:
At 03:00 AM 12/13/2004, Tom Jennings wrote:
>> Well, based on what I know about this sort of issue (and I might be
wrong)
if it's used in the context of news coverage then
of course there's no
issue.
Not true. Besides the fact that "news" is more or less
entertainment these days, they still need permission to use
it.
Doesn't Sellam have some sort of bouncers to watch for news organizations
at the door, and some sort of boilerplate permission / release paperwork
for them? I've been to many conferences / trade shows as press, where
the show management were quite picky about cameras and camcorders.
I'm not that picky. I assume people walking around with cameras are
taking photos or video for their own private use.
In lieu of such paperwork, can't they assume
this was an exhibition
open to the public?
That's what I'm wondering. Still, common courtesy would dictate that they
ask permission up front.
My VCR didn't record the program for some odd reason. Now I'll have to
try to track down a copy of the program somehow.
--
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer
Festival
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