Photography Policy (includes Video, Film & Audio Recordings)
Photographers, filmmakers and other recorders attend our event hoping to document regalia, dances, and Native people. Many dancers wear Native regalia with clan crests, perform dances and present clan objects that are proprietary and historic. Under Native traditional law, clans own crests, stories, songs, and much of the regalia and crests are protected by copyright. Ha Kus Teyea Celebration 2009 adopts this policy to protect the clan ownership of their intellectual property and limit commercialization of HKT Celebration 2009 activities, while permitting appropriate photography and other recordings:
News Media Photography
Any individual, organization or company wishing to engage in still photography, recording, video-taping or filming for broadcast or public news dissemination by any means on or in property used for HKT Celebration must obtain permission by registering in advance with an appropriate coordinator. By registering, news agencies agree not to reproduce their work in any forum other than print or broadcast news, and further agree not to sell their work for any non-news use. Photography and recording is permitted only in public performance areas, and photographers shall not interfere with any participants’ enjoyment of HKT Celebration. Flash photography, use of props, disturbing or seeking to pose performers, rearranging backdrops, and changing of lighting are expressly prohibited. Courtesy requires obtaining permission from an individual (not group) subject before taking his or her picture. HKT Celebration 2009 will assist the owners in enforcing their copyright in the event any news media photograph or recording is sold. THIS INCLUDES INTERNET POSTINGS.
Personal-Use Photography
Personal-use photography is allowed. Non-tribal members who want to photograph or record Celebration for personal use must register. Tribal members do not have to register. HKT Celebration 2009 will assist the owners in enforcing their copyright in the event any personal-use photograph or recording is sold.
Commercial Photography
Commercial photography, recording, video-taping or filming of any kind is expressly prohibited. HKT Celebration 2009 reserves the right to eject any person it believes is taking photographs or recordings for commercial purposes at HKT Celebration 2009 or violating protocols noted above.
Register
Those visitors or media personnel wishing to take photographs of any kind need to register at the registration/info. Table. Tribal members taking photographs for personal use are not required to register.