Comments on: Burning Man at Open Video Conference in October

By: Mike Hedge

Mike Hedge — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 22:19:31 +0000

I heard good things about the conference. Thanks Rasalie and Lightning!

Mike

By: Andie Grace

Andie Grace — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 21:41:09 +0000

Follow up: I just checked with Cameragirl, and she says she is happy to send Mark a copy of the calendar (shoot me an email with an address?), and that whenever she actually meets an artist whose work is in the calendar, she does give them a copy.

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By: Andie Grace

Andie Grace — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 21:18:15 +0000

Adding: Artist Rights and Responsibilities are mentioned in these terms of use for photography at the event:

http://burningman.com/press/pressRandR.html

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By: Andie Grace

Andie Grace — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 21:09:52 +0000

One of the very reasons we do a review and approval process for public distribution of images through Media Mecca is precisely so that we can interact with and encourage/require (where possible) credit for the artists of a piece when images are sold. Noncommercial uses do not necessarily require a photographer to credit the artist, and some editorial uses are exempted from the requirement, as is personal sharing online….but most photographers want to credit the artists, and do – and we do make every effort to compel them to credit the artist of a piece wherever possible.

Artists and their works are credited in the Burning Man calendar and our website; that’s not a project that runs at a margin that we could give a copy to every artist whose work is seen in it, but we make every effort to enforce and encourage credit to the artists and their contribution to the community’s collective memory of their work.

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By: rosalie

rosalie — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 02:35:34 +0000

hey yall, thanks for your words of support and concern. we just finished up the presentation and there will be a feed/site for video of the event. We will definitely post the link when it is live. xx!

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By: Nathan Heller

Nathan Heller — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 01:07:41 +0000

For those of us who were unable to tune into the live webcast — although I am waiting to hear from openvideoconference.org on this question — does anyone know of a place (online) to watch, listen, or even read this discussion that took place earlier today (Friday)?

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By: Ilana Spector and Mark Grieve

Ilana Spector and Mark Grieve — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 19:51:34 +0000

Grossly missing from this discussion is artists’ rights when photographers are essentially DOCUMENTING another person’s artwork. In the one-sided contract for funded artists with Black Rock City LLC, the ONLY thing artists retain is their copyright. Despite this, photographs of artists’ works are found all over the internet without giving credit to the author of those works.

Photos of Mark’s temples and Bike Arch also have been found in art shows without a courtesy notification letting artists know, for sale at decompression, and in books without proper artist copyright notices, which should include the artist names. Further, some photographers are unwilling to remove watermarks bearing their copyright, making it appear they are authors of the work.

Until this last time we looked at the website, despite having raised this issue before, proper copyrights were not even included on the Burning Man website, nor were artists notified or given copies of calendars sold by the LLC.

We sincerely hope these items will be addressed.

-llana Spector and Mark Grieve

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By: Burning Man at Open Video Conference this Fri., Oct. 1, 2010 5:30-6:30 pm EDT « Enabling Creative Chaos Blog

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:15:24 +0000

[...] Here’s a chance to learn and give feedback on Burning Man’s policy on the use of images. I will be moderating the discussion – you can participate in-person or virtually. Below, I’m quoting the original post from here. [...]

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By: Scott Williams

Scott Williams — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:48:37 +0000

The problem may be simply that apparently EFF is based in New York. Yes, I’m fifth generation Californian and have issues with the eastern establishment.

I was a “media” photographer this year at Burning Man and, after experiencing the event, completely agree with Burning Man’s media policies.

They make me think about what I’m doing and instill a sense of respect.

Thanks

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By: Danger Bunnie

Danger Bunnie — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:37:16 +0000

Being a participant for the past two Burns on the live Ustream and chat room generously provided by Hyper John, this topic is of interest to me. I will be watching the conference through the open video conference.

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