A question for the group mind (mainly because I've never received an answer to any query from Gather personnel).
I have quite a few promotional "trailers" from music videos that were released for free use decades ago. I put one up at the end of last year and Gather squawked that it was copyright violation (it wasn't). Rather than argue, I pulled it. However, after their recent screwups, I'm ready begin posting these again and I will argue (I have documentation that they are "fair use").
Is the cost worth the benefit? Gather management is a closed-loop that doesn't respond to inquiries. There are quite a few things I would love to share, but, if I do, it's going to end up a mud wrestling contest and they have their hand on the plug.
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Halfway down the page on the right are the videos. They are all good, but are in reverse order of my favorites. The bottom was a promotion for the annual song contest and is Alla Pugacheva with her signature hit from 1983, "Million Alluh Roz". Just above it is the promo clip from 1976 with the song that skyrocketed her to fame (she's the Russian female equivalent of Elvis Presley), "Arlekino" (Harlequin - clown).
Fifth from the bottom is the Leningrad Cowboys singing (in English) Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" backed up by the Red Army Choir. The Leningrad Cowboys is a Finnish rock band famous for its humorous songs and concerts featuring the Soviet Red Army Choir.
The band was an invention of the Finnish film director Aki Kaurismäki, appearing as a fictional band in his 1989 film Leningrad Cowboys Go America. The fictional band, however, was made up of members of a real Finnish band, the Sleepy Sleepers, plus some additional people. In the film, they are joined by Nicky Tesco, former lead member of the UK punk rock band, The Members. After the film, the band took on a life of its own, recording music, making videos and giving concerts.