<<<but you can sort of assume that if you're being taped, that it will be shown somewhere.>>>

as the old saw goes-

...to assume make as ass of u and me...

Hey Edwin,

You see, for me this is a good example of how messy and confusing for the people outside of the community it can be with copyrights in general, and specifically with contact improv as an activity on the edge of being a social thing and being an art form. Many of the dancers on the video are artists and some of them also make leaving of it. You wouldn't be posting their rehearsals on-line unless they would tell you that they are OK with it, would you? For me it is the same here: I personally am trying to be mindful HOW I appear on media and WHAT message does my appearance bring. And if that message does not support my artist statement this might be a very frustrating thing for me. Think about it. ... Imagine a ... writer who was trying to deliver a complex message with his novel ... suddenly discovering that it is largely misunderstood by the addressee ....

Anyway, my opinion is that :

a) we should be careful with "assuming" ... and
b) the material on the clips that you have posted does not consist a clear message and (again) in my opinion (which again noone asked for) - is not worth posting on-line. what's posted is a pretty raw material that at least needs to be edited.

I won't ask you to remove myself from the video - i don't see anything shameful on it for myself. But in the future I would like more awareness on this subject and I would definitely appreciate being asked before.

Thanks

Also, if it was me, I would not assume that a permission to TAKE a video EQUALS a permission to POST it.

I hope you understand the difference.

When you were videotaping what was clear to me that you wanted to use that video for YOUR OWN research, which for me not nessesarely includes broadcasting it all over the world.

I hope you agree with it.