Help regarding Dire Straits concert

[Windston (Dan)]

Originally Posted by Exfso

It would be great to get my hands on the archived original..anyone know someone in Channel 9 in Sydney....:roll eyes:

Yeh that would be the best option. I wonder if we could maybe do something similar to a petition and go to nine directly? See if they would be willing to upload a digital archived copy maybe? That is of course, if they still have it!

[Exfso (Peter)]

The guy I spoke to the other day confirmed they do have it archived, just will not release any copy due to supposed copywrite stuff..The mind boggles, it is 30years since it was televised...

[Windston (Dan)]

That is insane! Copyright from ~30 years ago is preventing them from releasing it!?

Maybe it is the record company like you said that is preventing its release for some reason?

Dan

[Exfso (Peter)]

I believe the copywrite is actually on the songs that were performed.

[Exfso (Peter)]

I had a mob lined up here in Adelaide to transfer the VHS to DVD, but now they tell me they cannot do it because of copywrite as well. Bloody hell it is something that was downloaded off a live telecast to all and sundry, half Aust and NZ fans would have recorded it. Really they are getting carried away I reckon.

[Windston (Dan)]

Wow, this is unbelievable! Its not like there are no other copies, this would just be a better quality copy of the same concert!

Makes no sense, even no option to buy a copy

Dan

[Exfso (Peter)]

yeah, I am working my butt off to get a capture card that is not cheap Chinese crap to transfer from the VHS to DVD. They are as rare as rocking horse crap. Already got one that did not work, had to get a refund from seller, seriously there is so much cheap Chinese crap flooding the market with the same names as genuine items, You do not know which way to turn..