Wednesday, December 17, 2008

THIS IS NUTS:
It could be any other wedding video – the grinning couple dancing badly to hits from the Seventies surrounded by friends and family.

The video, however, ended in a court date for the cameraman and a fine of €60,101 (£53,700) for his employers after it emerged that he was a private detective who had gatecrashed the reception to gather evidence against the owners of the venue.

The detective had been employed by the Spanish General Society of Authors and Editors (SGAE), which protects the rights of musicians and artists to their work. The society suspected that the owners of La Doma restaurant, in San Juan de Aznal-farache, near Seville, had not paid royalties for the music that they were using for the reception.