The lather over the upcoming Stone Roses gig has permeated into their managements tiny minds.
Photographers are being made to sign a contract surrendering ownership of any pictures they shoot at the gig after a one off minimal fee. This includes no revenue gained from selling the pictures on after. In other words the brand Stone Roses owns the lot.
A truly magnificent monopolistic move by the management clods. The sharp pro-photographers have already begun the boycott. One such pro Martin O'Neill wrote from his blog..
"The band is holding a gun to the heads of any young - 'cos they're bound to be young - photogs who want to get their foot in the door of music photography, and it's yet another nail in the coffin of photographers' respectability."
Now wait for the management about face over this.
It surely can't be the group who have sanctioned the mean action.
If it is : Credibility = 0
And by the way, all YouTube videos of the band have advertising. Now there's a surprise.
The Sonics - Money
