Is security at concerts allowed to take your camera then force you to delete pictures taken?

Camera taken at Kylie concert, marched out of concert, forced to leave bag and coat behind, refused to give camera back, forced to delete all memory card, camera withheld before allowed back into venue and given back after concert finish.

Yes, you shouldn't of taken it in in the first place, images from the concert are copyrighted.

Yeah its allowed because there are usually signs saying no pictures or no cameras allowed in and its usually on the back of your ticket aswell.

Wow! Thats a little harsh!!!!

They couldve just asked nicely!

I always thought once you've taken a picture that picture belongs to you.

Sounds a bit heavy handed that.

Yes, they can not allow cameras and delete pics. They gave it back to you. It does suck.

You are going to the wrong concerts. Now if you were at a BLACK LABEL SOCIETY concert you could take all the pictures you want because they are interested in rocking you socks off not pinching every nickle they can out of the experience.

Were there signs posted, Clearly telling you they were not allowed? If not you have a lawsuit for your property. Security cannot put their hands on you, they are not police.

It usually says onthe ticket that no Photography or recording of the concert will be allowed, so yes the security bods are doing their jobs as unfortunate as it is.

In future just remember that you don't need a flash to take photo's at gigs as there is plenty of lighting on stage and the flash will just give you pictures that have the backs of the 3 or 4 rows in front of you very well lit, but the stage area is lit by the lights on stage. it's the flash that gives you away when security is looking to get those that are taking pics.

They were quite right to do that. You were lucky they let you back in. There are signs everywhere telling you and warning you of the consequences. The warning would also have been on your ticket in the small print.

Yes they can. Sorry to hear they treated you like that though instead of just holding your camera until the end.

If it was at MEN arena it said on the website that you couldn't take a camera in. I was really gutted cos it was great and some pictures as a momento would have been nice. Hope you enjoyed th concert otherwise.

The rights to a concert such as the one you describe, belong to the artists and their companies who pay to put on the concert in the first place. In most cases these people have royalty rights and not just for the music but also for the entire event, which will be shown on TV around the globe.

You with your camera represent a threat to the property of the concert organisers and their companies. You look as though you will reduce their income by making a pirated edition of their concert and selling it at a reduced price so that people will not want to buy the real article when it becomes available either on line or in the shops.

You are lucky in that all that happened to you was as you described. If it had been my concert you would now be facing a heavy fine following a court appearance.

Guilty as charged.

Please note that Kylie Minogue is an astute business woman. She is not merely the pretty thing you see on stage. Her head is screwed on tight and her team are keeping an eye out for people like you.

Yes.. basically when you buy that concert ticket, you entered into a legal contract, that has conditions on attendance. If it sez no photos, it means no photos. If you took photos you broke the contract.

AGIUS 1520 -------IS CORRECT

Sisimia this all sounds heavy handed as you describe it and i think you should check whether there was any notice at all to the effect NO CAMERAS and if you find there was none! at that time then take legal advice as they have no right to put their hands on you that's assault and they have no authority to make you unload your camera and hold it, they could find themselves with a problem so if you find you weren't guilty of infringement! push it these security guys get carried away at times

Don't moan. The preconditions of sale for the tickets clearly stated that no cameras were to be taken. The copyright to any and all images recorded at the concerts belongs to Kylie.
They were GREAT shows. Just be glad you were allowed back in to enjoy what remained of a really good night out, I'd have had you delete them and then shown you the exit doors.

I agree with you. Your low grade pictures are not ANY threat to the artists income!

The price of tickets should certainly justify some good will and flexibility to the paying customers (who are also the ones buying CDs/DVDs/merchandise). People have forgotten what is right and what is legal are two different things. The lawyers control our society and now they (apparently) control the minds of most American sheeple. I dont go to concerts anymore, not worth the hassle or cost or restrictions.

The problem is that music and film rights are now so draconian that we, the paying public have no rights to anything that we pay for with jail sentences longer than for murder.

Try and copy your music from one CD to a DVD!! and then try and transfer your software to a new PC!! and then try and play your music after a year and the company has gone bust!! Photograph a performance for your memories wall and get your 拢500 camera smashed - legally!!!

Yet be Paparazzi and they fall over themselves to get their photos on page 3 !!!

The whole thing makes no sense and it is driven by American paranoia led by their lawyers imposing their stupid rules on the rest of us in the world and what is worse we allow it!!!

was it a good concert ?. its one you wont forget in a hurry.