What should I call it?

[MarkBearSF]

Posted: 7/4/17 at 9:01am

I have a copy of a video taken by a local company of one of their productions. I assume it was made for the company and/or potential donors. 

 - I don't think it's really a "bootleg." Although the copy is unauthorized, it was obviously shot with full knowledge of the production and appears to be professionally edited.

 - It seems that "B-roll" usually is used to describe promotional backstage or highlight segments and not the entire show.

[Rainah]

Posted: 7/4/17 at 9:10am

Well, what do we call the MTV Legally Blonde or the officially filmed Rent? Usually just "Recordings" I think

[broadwaygirl10]

Posted: 7/4/17 at 9:17am

I usually call them _______ the show the movie. But that's not official. 

[RaisedOnMusicals]

Posted: 7/4/17 at 11:15am

Well, I guess you could call it a violation of copyright. (Probably).  

[trpguyy]

Posted: 7/4/17 at 11:28am

Archival Recording, which could have been made with the permission of the rights holders. You having a copy of it is certainly a violation of whatever agreement there may have been.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 7/4/17 at 11:57am

^What I was going to say.  

[UncleCharlie]

Posted: 7/4/17 at 1:49pm

As others have said, it sounds like it was made with the knowledge of the company for a specific purpose which I'm guessing did not include you having a copy of it. But more to the point, unless you are planning to distribute it or sell it, why do you need to call it anything?

[CallMeAl2]

Posted: 7/4/17 at 11:31pm

trpguyy said: "Archival Recording, which could have been made with the permission of the rights holders. You having a copy of it is certainly a violation of whatever agreement there may have been."

Exactly. The original is an archival recording and goes in a library. Your copy goes in the trash. If you need to see something about the production, in my opinion you ask to view the library archive tape.

[MarkBearSF]

Posted: 7/5/17 at 12:08am

UncleCharlie said: "As others have said, it sounds like it was made with the knowledge of the company for a specific purpose which I'm guessing did not include you having a copy of it. But more to the point, unless you are planning to distribute it or sell it, why do you need to call it anything?"

I was simply going to post that as I was preparing for my annual viewing of 1776, but strangely felt compelled to watch a [insert term here] of a different show. (mentioned to avoid questions of how I'm seeing it since videos of it have never been released or broadcast)

For what it's worth, I tend to avoid infringing material. But yeah, nobody's perfect. It was offered to me and I treasure it for my own home viewing with occasional guests. 

[haterobics]

Posted: 7/5/17 at 2:20am

In concert nomenclature, it would be called "Pro-shot," which stops short of indicating it is an official release, but that it wasn't someone smuggling a camera in and wobbling it all around.