Well, it would appear if they are filmed at a GP meeting. The Hamilton video has now been taken down by youtube because F1 Management exerted a copyright claim as it was filmed from the grandstands at Fuji.

Any barrack room lawyers amongst us?

Matt

Charlie wrote on Oct 4^th, 2007 at 12:51pm:


True, but the film was from a spectator in the crowd using his own video camera. So the copy right should then belong to the shooter of the film.
Which is why todays so called famous can only claim invasion of privacy, they cannot make a claim on copy right.

Matt

If you check the small print on any ticket for a race meeting there is a clause that states that, any images or film taken at the event is the property of the promoter. The same goes for theatre shows, concerts and any other sporting event. At most theatre shows photography is strictly prohibited. For most events you will require written permission to use any images you do take.

Wether the rule is enforced is up to the promoter.

(This applies to the UK any I will assume that other countries have  similar  regulations.)

The cars themselves during a race weekend are considered the intellectual property or however its known, of the FOM, as such they can control how videos of them are used in public. The FIA and FOM have a commercial agreement in place and as such bernie can say and use how he wants all race footage. I knew the second this footage was made known by STR and the media, that it would be removed. I bet the poor bloke who posted it, only wanted to show his mates how he had spent his sunday afternoon, now his 17 seconds of poor quality (but interesting) video in theory could decide a title fight.