I Got Banned from Photographing Arch Enemy
Almost all of the value of a photo taken close up at a concert like this derives from the band rather than the photographer. The photographer is infinitely more substitutable. The photo is normally only interesting to people who are interested in the band, rather than for the craft of the photo itself.<p>Legally, the photographer in this story is correct. But I think he&#x27;s dealing in absolutes in a situation where the economics are strongly in the band&#x27;s favour. The band would be much better off with photographers that signed over copyright and it&#x27;s not difficult for them to get that, because they&#x27;re adding most of the value. The fact that they didn&#x27;t, and permitted this chap to take the photos he did, is IMO down to them not having had this experience before. Now they have, and perhaps they&#x27;ll be smarter about it going forward.