Oasis faces photographer boycott
After a 16-year hiatus , British band Oasis is back on stage. However, photographers and photo agencies are boycotting their concerts due to restrictions imposed by the artists regarding image rights.
According to The Guardian , Oasis management informed record labels, agencies, and media outlets that the rights to all photographs taken during the tour were only valid for one year . After that, photographers would lose ownership of the images for future use. Given this decision, the professionals decided not to cover the band's remaining 39 concerts —which this Friday performed in Manchester, the city where they formed in 1991.
The News Media Coalition (NMC) filed a complaint against the band after a failed attempt to negotiate the terms of copyright for images taken at the first concert of the tour , on July 4 in Cardiff.
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Oasis imposed "strict restrictions on the licensing and use of any photographs of the band during the concert. Agencies have been informed that to photograph the concerts, they must agree to a 12-month restriction on the use of their own images, a commitment they consider unfair and contrary to their copyright. Representatives for the band have not given any reason for the restriction," read the statement from the group, which represents several media outlets, including the Times, The Guardian, Associated Press, and Getty Images.
According to the statement, the band reportedly tried to propose one-month usage rights , so the extension to a year already reflects the group's negotiation efforts . "The fact that news organizations were initially informed by Oasis that they could only use their own copyrighted material for one month and then for a year conflicts with the reality of journalistic content," says NMC, adding that "news agencies want to cover the Cardiff to Brazil tour, but not having the freedom to share future news is an important factor in editorial planning."
Oasis' tour kicked off on July 4th in Cardiff. The band will now visit Manchester, London, Edinburgh, and Dublin, before heading to Canada, the United States, Latin America, Australia, Japan, and South Korea. The tour comes 16 years after the band split following an argument between Liam and Noel Gallagher backstage at a concert at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris.
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