It totally amazes me how musicians have fits about their albums being pirated and distributed as MP3s while they think it's perfectly fine to revoke photographer's rights to the very photos they've taken - without any compensation.

I don't like the situation when bands ask me for photos for promotion purposes - and in the very second email ask me to sign a document saying I am giving them unlimited rights for using and printing my work without any credit or compensation. While I have to pay for my accommodation and travel to get to the festivals where I take those photos.

It's scary to see what fame does to people.

Note to any photogs who might comment on this - we don't need to use any certain artist names, do we. Cos I recently found out they can take legal action for discussing contract details after the contracts were signed.