Blood, Sweat, & Tears Live @ Woodstock 1969 (Full Footage)

An interesting Woodstock story. Blood Sweat & Tears manager took the same hard line as Keef Hartley’s. He demanded that the recording equipment be stopped if the band didn’t get paid royalties for the film. The results were pretty much the same as in Hartley’s situation: Blood, Sweat & Tears became another forgotten Woodstock act. It was thought to be lost until the Woodstock 50th Anniversary release, with full soundboard audio released for the first time. “Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use“ for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.“ “In addition, the Center for Media and Social Impact (CMSI) has adopted a set of best practices as it relates to the copyright doctrine of fair use when making online videos. Specifically, any reproduction, reposting, or quoting in order to memorialize, preserve, or rescue an experience, an event, or a cultural phenomenon is an acceptable use of copyrighted material under fair use.“