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Photographers protest Stone Roses concert rules...

Another interesting and current story the the BJP...


Press and music photographers are used to signing contracts with artists that prevent them from using, for commercial purposes, images shot at concerts. In most cases, these contracts put no restrictions on editorial usage.
The Stone Roses, however, have come under fire for restricting what photographers can do with their images. In a contract sent to press photographers, and seen by BJP, the indie group asks photographers to "assign to the Group, with full title guarantee, all Rights in perpetuity throughout the world so as to enable us to exploit the Photographs and Rights as we deem fit without further reference or payment to you or any third party".
Photographers are also asked to agree "to provide [the Group] with digital copies of any or all of the Photographs upon request".
Furthermore, images shot during the concert cannot be reproduced "in any publication devoted exclusively or predominantly to the artist unless prior permission has been obtained from the Stone Roses and their management".

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