i'm pretty sure we caught at least one of those takedowns in the youtomb 
db.  you can usually get in touch with the authors of the video based on 
our records.

O

Dean Jansen wrote:
> Was this just for the right to air it exclusively, or does this mean  
> that most of the footage from this historic event will be locked up  
> for the next 95 years? If the latter, then that is completely f**ked.
> 
> On Jan 22, 2009, at 11:32 AM, Gavin Baker wrote:
> 
>> Maybe related: Obama sells exclusive TV rights to inaugural events:
>>
>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/16/AR2009011604921.html
>>
>> Fred Benenson wrote:
>>> There have been reports about HBO sending take downs to citizens who
>>> have posted their own recordings of the inaugural concert. This is a
>>> relatively interesting copyright claim as HBO would not own the  
>>> rights
>>> to the performances, whether the songs were in the public domain or  
>>> not.
>>>
>>> I wrote up a post about it:
>>>
>>> http://fredbenenson.com/blog/2009/01/22/we-are-one-if-you-are-hbo/
>>>
>>> I'd love it if someone who knows more about bootlegging / live  
>>> concert
>>> copyright could chime in.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> F
>>>
>>>
>>>
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