Tuan and I watched a theatrical, musical version of “Whale Rider” at the Auckland Civic Center, and on either side of the stage were a pair of carved lions. You see those kinds of decorations at countless theaters and auditoriums, but these lions were different: their eyes glowed a piercing, cobalt blue. I went up to ask the usher if I could take a picture of the statues. “No,” he said, “We have a copyright on the inside of the theater.”
Obviously, one might well ask why taking a picture violates a copyright--don’t you have to actually build a copy of the theater for that to make a lick of sense? But I gradually realized the wisdom of his words. There’s really nothing cooler than lion statues with glowing eyes. If the word gets out about this, I swear that every major theater in the world is going to swipe the idea.
I really hope this post doesn’t violate any copyrights.
Hi Greg,
Glad youve discovered the fun in NZ - Ill be there hitting the piste in a weeks time in Queenstown- whislt your up north -you must do the Rotorua Sheep Show - by god thats worth a post!
love ya work
wistari
in fact the word “whilst” is worth a post in itself. sounds like a great trip. as for the copyright, that’s a pretty savvy usher - the (c) would likely cover visual reproductions of a visual artform; it gives them control over the licensing and distribution of the image. Otherwise the copyright would become diluted, the image would slip into the public domain, and we’d all have petrified spice-addled lions hunkered down on our hearths and patios in every hick town that gets the internet. And if that happened, there’d be no reason to visit NZ, eh? You can see how much is riding on this!
Bring one back if you can, though. Sounds cool.
Lion eyes (clap clap) are watching you…
i think that, after watching the amazing race last night, you should definitely devote an afternoon to zorbing. have you heard talk of this during your travel? just tell somebody you want to zorb and see what happens. and have somebody take pictures to post.
who’s Tuan?