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Are ensembles allowed to film themselves and freely distribute the video to those within the ensemble either “for cost” or at “no cost”?
That is a really good question! Before researching this topic, it was my understanding that recording yourself or your group as you performed someone else’s work was perfectly legal as long as (yotophoto.com) you made no profit from the performance.
According to the MENC site’s “copyright FAQ” section,
A single copy of a videotaped performance of your ensemble can be made to keep on file for reference or review. If you want to make multiple copies and distribute them, either with or without charge, you will need permission of the copyright owners for each piece of music performed on the videotape. You will also need permission from parents to have their children videotaped.
That seems a little bit extreme to me. I was video taped in performances/concerts as a child countless times without my parents permission. I suppose that this particular addition to the response is to cover that 1 in a million chance that a parent would be upset about such a silly thing. My response: if you don’t want your kid to be seen performing, then don’t allow him/her to be in a performance group in the first place.
I’ve gotten off of the real subject. Sorry.
In short, no, you cannot film a concert of someone else’s music and distribute it without permission from the publisher.
Is it ethical? I say yes. Is it legal? No. That’s a topic for another post altogether.
some helpful links:
http://mustech.wordpress.com/2007/03/19/assignment-3-copyright-and-ethics/
http://www.menc.org/information/copyright.html
http://www.artistshousemusic.com/alpert_dl/node/5306
http://www.bands.org/Public/resourceroom/copyright/copyright_monster.asp
http://copyright.com
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There are many differences between the modern drum corps and the modern marching band, the main one being available time these ensemble have to work with. A drum and bugle corps may work up to 14 hours a day, every day on a show, whereas the average marching band is lucky to have 14 hours in an entire week to work on their show. Consequently, a drum and bugle corps can accomplish much more difficult patterns of motion and musical repertoire.
Photo from yotophoto.com
Of course, another major difference between the modern drum and bugle corps and
the modern marching band is the presence of woodwinds. If you see woodwinds, then you are not watching a drum and bugle corps. If you do not see woodwinds, then you may or may not be watching a drum and bugle corps. It’s much like the insect vs. bug question. You can have a marching band without woodwinds, but you can’t have a drum and bugle corps with woodwinds.
The third main difference between a marching band and a drum and bugle corps is the age range. While your average marching band may have members at the junior and/or senior high levels, the ages of DCI division I drum corps participants ranges from about 15-21. Generally, those ensembles with a younger average age place lower than those with a higher average age. (Don’t hurt me…it’s only a generalization.) This makes sense because “older” corps include college music majors, who hone their skills in the off-season.
http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/
http://www.drumcorpsworld.com/articles.cfm?ID=578
http://musicappreciation.suite101.com/article.cfm/marching_band_vs_drum_corps
http://www.yea.org/site/PageServer?pagename=USSBA
