Just because I post a photo on the Internet, it does not give anyone the right to grab a copy and use it on their own site. It certainly does not give anyone the right to edit that image and remove it's watermark! Why do I say this? Well, a Music, Art, Film and Food print/online magazine here in Ireland did just that with one of my images. Was I annoyed when I saw the image on their site? Yes! Was I even more annoyed when I realised just what they had done? Oh hell yes!! I contacted the editor of the magazine and got the 'oh it was the intern' excuse. That's not a valid excuse. If they are an intern, they are there to learn under your guidance, you should have noticed the issue. The buck stops with you, the editor. Back in 2018, the European Court of Justice ruled that you the consent of the photographer if you wish to use their work online. The judges said: “The posting on a website of a photograph that was freely accessible on another website with the consent
This was very much a last minute decision to go see Johnny Marr. I had intended keeping it quiet this weekend, but sure… Well, it’s Johnny Marr and he was playing the intimate setting of the National Stadium in Dublin, so I went.
Johnny has a huge back catalogue to choose from. Obviously he has his own solo material stretching back years. He also plays select songs from The Smiths song book and to cap it all off, he throws in a few from his Electronic days also!
The crowd was a very eclectic mix with a massive range of ages. Just goes to show that his music transcends the boundaries of time!
Anyway, as last minute decisions go, this was a damn fine one. I wonder where I’ll end up next!