Guns N 'Roses does not follow the example of Eminem. They welcome press photographers.

On Friday, it became known that the American hard rock band Guns N 'Roses will not ask for a ban on the press. The group's management initially demanded restrictions on the photos, but after negotiations with the Norwegian company Norway Live Nation Norway, they opened a limited number of press photographers to regularly cover the Valle Hovin concert in Oslo. July 19th.

– Opposed to Guns N 'Roses, we discussed the same way as we always do. That the situation in Norway is different from that of other countries. Here we have a small and transparent market, which allows us to guarantee that there will be no resale of images, "says Kristin Svendsen, Marketing Manager of Live Nation Norway at NTB.

After Eminem Bridge

The Runs Guns' turnaround comes after Eminem's concert at Voldsløkka at the end of June, officially sealed for the first time. press and amateur photographers. Insurgent neighbors told Dagbladet that the security company Pro Sec was dying to die in the neighborhood to make sure no photographers were going through the windows.

After Eminem's concert, the issue of censorship at concerts became relevant again. The Norwegian media said in a joint report that they were concerned about the developments with a growing number of restrictions on the photos. Secretary General Arne Jensen of the Norwegian Editorial Association called the photo bans confusing and unscrupulous in a commentary by Media24.

– Freedom of the press is an important principle, to which we must fight whenever it is disputed. Artists who stick sticks in the wheels hinder our work. We are very happy that a group like Guns N Roses sees that the Norwegian press is working professionally and is inviting us to be present, says Christina Dorthellinger Nygaard, publisher and head of visual communication at NTB, who s & # 39; 39, is strongly committed to the case. Kristin Svendsen in Live Nation Norway says that not all artists need photo bans, but by those who do, she realizes that it has become a little easier to do. 39, except for the prohibition in Norway

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– The problem is that the images will be compensated in other countries. The point for the artists is that the images are not sold for commercial use, but are used for the coverage and revision of the concerts, she says.