[Tango-L] Videos of Dancing at Milongas

[tango@bostonphotographs.com]

As one of the people who posted video from milongas (well, the video was
of myself dancing, but one can see many other peoples in the video) here
is my take on it.

As with any other PUBLIC event, where anyone can come in, there is no
expectation of privacy at most milongas. If it was say a private function,
where admission is based on something more then just a cover charge, maybe
expectation of privacy could be argued.

I enjoy seeing video and pictures from events because they do help forming
an idea on how the atmosphere is. I don't want to go somewhere, and pay
the cover to discover how good or lame an event is.

The organizers can certainly ban whatever they see fit, but I would avoid
patronizing such events when there are alternatives, as I am a pretty big
fan of free exchange of information. I certainly don't mind being taped or
photographed in a public space.

cheers

Sorin
my photography site: http://www.bostonphotographs.com
my milonga review site: http://www.milongareview.com
blog: http://sorinsblog.blogspot.com


> In the past few months, several people have posted videos on YouTube
> and/or personal websites/blogs of others dancing at milongas at various
> tango festivals.
>
> A milonga is a private social event.  It is not a performance.  Nor is it
> news in the sense that an individual's simple pariticipation creates an
> implicit right of usage.  I know that to some extent that private lives
> have become more public in the United States, but this outing has been
> voluntary by of those seeking personal publicity.
>
> In seems to me that someone shooting a video of a milonga and posting it
> to  his website/blog or YouTube is making an unwarranted and uninvited
> invasion of privacy.
>
> Maybe I am wrong.
> Maybe the people attending the milongas who were captured in the videos
> signed releases allowing their dancing to be filmed and publically
> distributed?
> Maybe the organizers of the events included a notice that the events may
> be video taped and publically distributed?
>
> The organizers of tango festivals often ban video recording of the classes
> and the instructors' performances.  Maybe the organizers should also
> explicity ban video cameras from the milongas.
>
> With best regards,
> Steve
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