Four Swedish national newspapers plan to boycott Britney Spears' upcoming concert at Stockholm’s Ericsson Globe Arena on July 13 to protest against restrictions on the use of event photographs. Photo Credit: Splash NewsJuly 11, 2009, (Sawf News) - Four Swedish national newspapers plan to boycott Britney Spears' upcoming concert at Stockholm’s Ericsson Globe Arena on July 13 to protest against restrictions on the use of event photographs.
Media outlets covering the event are being asked to sign a contract that prohibits them from publishing any photographs deemed unflattering to Britney. Ownership of good photographs will rest with Britney and the media will not be allowed to publish them after 30 days.
"If they don’t rip up the contract, we’re not going to take any pictures," Roger Turesson, the photo editor at Dagens Nyhter (DN), told Sweden's English language newspaper, The Local.
"We never agree to give up ownership rights to our own material," said SvD photo editor Joakim Ståhl.
Concert promoters, AEG Live, have thrown up their hands in exasperation saying the demands are originating from Britney's management.
Photographers in Denmark are contemplating joining the boycott by the four newspapers in a show of Scandinavian solidarity.
"On behalf of the Danish press as we have chosen the same procedure," Claus Lunde, photo editor of Denmark's Ekstra Bladet newspaper, told The Local.
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