Joe, I agree that artistes are being short-sighted when they say they don't want video-clips of their tiatrs or music put out in cyberspace. Just because someone watches part of a performance online, it doesn't mean that there will be one viewer less.
On the contrary! Such an awareness could stimulate more interest in the show. I find the Creative Commons, GNU General Public License or other sharable licenses to be very helpful to me as a creator of content. Having said that, I do not agree with your approach of showing your ire against Mario Menezes, by terming his show a flop etc. If he doesn't want his performances (even in part) to be seen online, then we have to respect his decision. Ultimately, it is his decision whether or not to have it online. If we share it against his wish, it would be a violation of copyright, under the laws as they now stand. To reiterate, I think it's an unhelpful approach, but the approach has to be respected all the same. FN -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://fredericknoronha.multiply.com/ http://goa1556.goa-india.org "Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs." - Henry Ford
