Video Legal Things

As well as an app, we will make promotional videos for the festival.
Before we make films onsite at the festival for uploading onto the web we need to check the legal issues involved. I've had a look on the internet:

I thought I'd look on the Glastonbury site, because that's the biggest festival and they're likely to have a policy regarding filming.
They have two!
Glastonbury Broadcaster internet and filming access policy

You may not film or record on site without the Festival’s official permission.

We're alright there then because we're OFFICIAL!

No live performances may be recorded without the Festival’s express prior permission. Even if granted you will usually need the artist’s and where relevant their record label’s permissions as well. 

We will have to check with all the artists that this is ok.

Crews must be kept to a minimum and be sensitive to the Festival public and their privacy. 

As it is private land (i think) we might also need permission from the land owner.

Glasto Public video camera policy

You are free to record your own visit to the Festival for your own personal home use. You will not be able to sell on any moving images of the Festival for commercial or other gain.

Please respect the privacy of other festival goers who may not want to be filmed.

The UK Film Council said:

You do not need to ask passers-by for permission to feature their faces in a film. Under UK law, the copyright of film shot in a public place resides with the filmmaker.

I'm not sure about vox-pops though. do they need to sign anything? lets find out!

Consents can be given in Release Forms and/or on camera. You need to get consent from anyone who either gives you an interview or who otherwise speaks on camera. It's worth having a paragraph on your release form stating the general objective of the film to show informed consent. You don’t need a release form for people on the street as long as your camera was not concealed. You will need release forms for people who are identifiable in sensitive places even if they are not speaking eg) hospital waiting rooms, gay clubs, law court corridors.

http://www.4docs.org.uk/wiki/index.php/Legals

I don't think we'll need release forms as long as we say. HI we're making a promotional film for the Meadowlands website, could we ask you some questions?

Copyright

If there is music playing in the background and it is captured on film, it is likely that it will need to be cleared for use within the film and you will have to pay for it. It will also involve spending time completing the necessary paperwork. There is also the possibility that it may be prohibitively expensive, in which case you won’t be able to use that footage. For these reasons, try to avoid filming in places where music is playing, unless of course you are only shooting pictures and intend to discard the audio track.

http://www.4docs.org.uk/wiki/index.php/Copyright

This advice is really for people making small independant documentaries. Hopefully the bands wont mind if we ask them nicely

Try to be conscious of what you are filming and whether there may be copyright in it. If a contributor reads or quotes from a book, newspaper or magazine, or sings or even hums a line from a song, the likelihood is it will need clearance before it can be included.

Be careful not to film interviews and actuality next to artistic works such as paintings, photographs, posters, billboards, sculptures etc. Before filming, look closely at the location to see what, if any, copyright works might be in shot that might cause problems later.

Should be alright there unless people have massive logos on their clothes, then we can just blur them out.

Might need insurance?

A major reason for needing insurance is liability. For example, if someone trips over a wire or you bump into an old lady who breaks her hip - the law will hold you responsible. Without insurance, those people can file a claim against you and you'll have to pay for their injury.

http://www.4docs.org.uk/wiki/index.php/Insurance
Glastonbury require that filmmakers have insurance:

You must have full public and employers liability insurance and provide us with a copy of your certificate of insurance in advance of filming. 

 http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/Information/media/broadcaster-internet-and-filming-access-policy