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Simian selfie stupidity: Macaque snap sparks Wikipedia copyright row

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Re: So the monkey owns the copyright

Recording a concert with a mobile phone might give you the copyright to that recording but you won't have the rights to use it anywhere since the music is still the copyright of the original author. In the case of pictures it gets tricky. You have the copyright to the photo but you probably have no model release form from the band. If the concert is considered a private event that's all there is to it - you can take the photo (and they can also throw you out) but you can't use it. If the event is a public event you might be allowed to use such photos for non-commercial purposes but it's a big can of worms. Live CD recordings are done by professionals through the venue sound system and the band management would have commissioned someone to do them so the copyright is fully retained. Professional looking photos are either taken by commissioned photographers or photojournalists who either pay or are allowed to take photos for advertising purposes.

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