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Janet Nation exposed | Photogs + Fans being paid dust
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If you’re a concert photographer looking to shoot Janet Jackson’s Unbreakable World Tour 2015, you’ll have to agree to some extremely strict terms for permission to do so. First, you’ll only get 30 seconds total to shoot. Second, you agree to sign over all copyright to your photos.
A copy of the contract was sent to PetaPixel today on condition of anonymity. “I’m not trying to get blacklisted from shooting the show,” the photographer tells us. Here it is (click to enlarge):
 
“I have seen a lot of crazy contracts come my way, but this one is beyond ridiculous.”
Term #1 of the contract states that the photographer can only shoot during 30 seconds of the first song at the concert. Once that tiny window is closed, that’s it.
Term #2 says that the photos shot during those 30 seconds are made as a “work for hire,” so all copyright to the images belong to Jackson’s production company. The photos can be used a single time in a news article. All other uses — including showing the photo in your portfolio — must be approved in each instance in writing.
“I’m not seeing any money from Janet Jackson’s people,” the photographer says regarding the work-made-for-hire term. “Yeah I have my outlet that I work for, but that does not give them the right to take advantage of that, and strong arm my pictures away from me for doing my job.”
“If I refuse the assignment, then that is less money for me to eat or pay my rent. On top of that I’m driving many hours to photograph this concert, only to be allowed to shoot Miss Jackson ‘solely during thirty seconds of the first song’. In most cases, photographers are allowed the first three songs, sometimes only two.”
[B]Concert photography contracts have been a big topic of discussion in the photo world this year. Taylor Swift’s contract led to a viral open letter, controversy, and, eventually, a revised contract.] When the Foo Fighters’ contract was publicized, some newspapers decided to buy fan photos and send cartoonists to the show instead.[/B More recently, guitarist Dweezil Zappa responded to photographer complaints about his strict contract.
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Her team is the absolute pits, they also many users's IG accounts for posting videos AND still images:
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TMZ reports that several Instagram users have gotten their Instagram accounts deleted after posting short videos recorded at recent shows — presumably because they contained copyrighted music. But the same is also happening for some users who posted still photos, reports Page Six.
The users who experienced the content or account deletions all received a message and email from Instagram informing them that their content had been reported as copyright infringement:[
Instagram later restored some of the Instagram accounts, saying that only “repeat infringers” will be permanently deleted, and that a bug had accidentally caused some first-time violators to have their entire accounts deleted. The content deletions, however, are permanent.
Some upset fans are now threatening to boycott Jackson’s concerts until this policy changes.
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Read some fans' reactions @ source above. 
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