The attempt at control of media recording the activities of the symphony is probably due also to the very stringent guidelines of the performers' union. Usually, only very official photos of the performers are allowed to be published. They must be doing just their job and nothing more. No nose picking, no looking at the audience, no talking, etc. they can lose their jobs for being photographed doing something other than playing or keeping up with their music between times when they have to play. Perhaps this was just an attempt at courtesy for the benefit of the musicians.
PhilFo On Monday 23 July 2007 18:41, Turner,Kathleen wrote: > I suspect that if you look at the program from any performance of the > Philadelphia Orchestra, there will be a statement to the effect that all > recording and photography rights are reserved -- just as they are when you > go to nearly any concert, I don't care whether it's the Rolling Stones or > Raffi. The fact that the concert was free and in a public place doesn't > override their right to control publication of photographs of the orchestra > - and posting of photographs on a web site does constitute publication. > > Frankly, I'm quite surprised that people find this so surprising! > > Kathleen > > ________________________________ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Mon 7/23/2007 6:29 PM > To: UnivCity@list.purple.com > Subject: Re: [UC] Photos from the orchestra in the park > > > In a message dated 7/23/2007 6:08:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > the Philadelphia Orchestra should be ashamed > > The orchestra and its second-string (good enough for the bumpkins) > conductor only got $80,000 to oom-pah in the specially-seeded Clark Park > bowl. So they obviously made a big sacrifice to grace our little community > and should at least have exclusive rights to audio and visual records of > their having been there. > > After all, if you were the great Philadelphia Orchestra -- and had to stoop > to come to a place where there might be mosquitos, screaming children, > Neanderthals who wouldn't know Buxtehude from Albinoni, unleashed dogs > (some of them mongrel), anarchists, greedy slumlords, lawyers, the > anointed, the benighted, and others too depraved to even think about -- for > a measly $80,000, wouldn't you want to be sure that any and all > documentation of the embarrassment was in your hands so it could be > suppressed too? > > Al Krigman > Left of Richard Wagner > > > > ________________________________ > > Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL.com > <http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982> . ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
