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Eventbrite Claims The Right To Film Your Events -- And Keep the Copyright (eventbrite.com)
Eventbrite lets you sell tickets online for your events. An anonymous reader reports on Eventbrite's newly-updated merchant agreement.
The merchant agreement specifies that you "grant permission to Eventbrite and its agents to enter onto and remain on the premises (including real property, fixtures, equipment, or other personal property) where your event is hosted...with personnel and equipment for the purpose of photographing and recording the Premises, both internally and externally in connection with the production of digital content on the date of your event(s) and any other dates reasonably requested by Eventbrite (for example, during setup and breakdown for the event) (the 'Shoot')."
But in addition, you're also granting them permission to record and use footage of all your attendees and speakers, "in any manner, in any medium or context now known or hereafter developed, without further authorization from, or compensation to." And after that Eventbrite "will own all rights of every nature whatsoever in and to all films and photographs taken and recordings made hereunder, including without limitation of all copyrights therein and renewals and extensions thereof, and the exclusive right to use and exploit the Recordings in any manner, in any medium or context now known or hereafter developed..." You're even responsible for obtaining all the clearances and licenses "necessary to secure Eventbrite the permissions and rights described above," and you also release Eventbrite from any claims that may arise regarding use of the Recordings, "including, without limitation, any claims of defamation, invasion of privacy, or infringement of rights of likeness, publicity or copyright."
"So, yeah. No," tweeted Ars Technica's national security editor. "Eventbrite is now off my list for recommended event organizing tools."
UPDATE (4/23/18): "Facing a backlash to the new language, Eventbrite pulled the section from the Agreement's text on Sunday afternoon," reports Ars Technica.
But in addition, you're also granting them permission to record and use footage of all your attendees and speakers, "in any manner, in any medium or context now known or hereafter developed, without further authorization from, or compensation to." And after that Eventbrite "will own all rights of every nature whatsoever in and to all films and photographs taken and recordings made hereunder, including without limitation of all copyrights therein and renewals and extensions thereof, and the exclusive right to use and exploit the Recordings in any manner, in any medium or context now known or hereafter developed..." You're even responsible for obtaining all the clearances and licenses "necessary to secure Eventbrite the permissions and rights described above," and you also release Eventbrite from any claims that may arise regarding use of the Recordings, "including, without limitation, any claims of defamation, invasion of privacy, or infringement of rights of likeness, publicity or copyright."
"So, yeah. No," tweeted Ars Technica's national security editor. "Eventbrite is now off my list for recommended event organizing tools."
UPDATE (4/23/18): "Facing a backlash to the new language, Eventbrite pulled the section from the Agreement's text on Sunday afternoon," reports Ars Technica.
Do they plan on putting this on Youtube and attempting to monetize it? I don't even want to think about the issues involved if their cameras pick up a copyrighted video is shown at one of their events. The copyright nightmare would keep the lawyers in boat payments for years.
What is the end game for this? Or is some lawyer just getting over reaching and assuming someone isn't going to read the fine print?
Architectural plans are like computer source code with a couple of differences: You only compile once.
"in any manner, in any medium or context now known or hereafter developed, without further authorization from, or compensation."
No fucking way!!!
Eventbrite is on my shit list. Forever. PayPal, eBay, Roku and now Eventbrite.
Part of this paragraph:
"You are responsible for obtaining, at your own cost, all third party permissions, clearances, and licenses necessary to secure Eventbrite the permissions and rights described above"
Ah yes, the Eventbrite thatâ(TM)s preparing for its IPO this year. Also the same Eventbrite that canceled Milo Yiannapoulisâ(TM) event because of unspecified âoeterms of serviceâ violations.
That's just not going to work. Celebrity X turns up unannounced, (or, as mentioned above, there's something copyrightable in the background), gets filmed by Eventbrite. Unless the event promoter has a blanket clause in the ticket T&C covering this, Eventbrite *and* the promoter will likely lose the court case.
To satisfy Eventbrite, the promoter will have to get advance clearance from all rights holders. And if one or more don't agree to Eventbrite's terms? Either that item drops from the event, or Eventbrite doesn't get to sell the tickets. I know what I'd choose.
They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom
Fuck Eventbrite and everyone like them.
Any promoters reading the fine print are likely to tell Evenbrite to take a short walk off a long plank. What organization would agree to this?
If you grant A, B is automatic under current copyright law.
One possible exception: If any of the recorded material has a previous copyright (e.g., a speaker uses a speech to which they hold the copyright), Everbrite can not usurp that copyright.
Other than that? It's quite likely that this will stand up in court.
That being said: Don't use Everbrite. Tell everyone you know not to use Everbrite. Hire a local firm that does what they do, and stipulate in the contract that it's "work for hire".
By participating in an event that uses the Athlinks Sites for display of photography, video or results (“Athlete Images and Data”), you hereby grant Athlinks a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use your image and likeness in the Athlete Images and Data uploaded by Event Directors on or through the Athlinks Sites.
Not that I care too much about the copyright on 10 seconds of video where I cross the finish line.
or Eventbrite doesn't get to sell the tickets. I know what I'd choose.
Sell "Eventbrite" tickets to the "Admission Desk" event. To gain access to the actual event, after being admitted to the Admission Desk event, You have to sign a document at the Admission Desk that contains legal language effectively Nullifying Eventbrite's agreement, then and only then will you be allowed to turn in your Eventbrite pass (That was good only for access up to the desk), and in exchange receive your "Main event Access Token", and the agreement you sign to get the Token and access PAST the second security gate promises Not to Record anything, and lays out a set of terms that Supercede any Prior agreement between the parties.
You had to sign a form where you could only use original riffs in your audition, and then Fred Durst then owned them. It basically was a fishing operation for free material.
http://blastecho.com/limp-bizkit-publicity-stunt-to-replacement-founding-guitarist-fails-miserably/
Not necessarily.
[Members gather round table, shuffle papers]
Chairman: "Well, how was he?"
Glum looking committee member, shaking head sadly: "Still no sign of intelligence I'm afraid."
Chairman: "Thank you. If there's no further business, I'll call this meeting to a close."