anotherscott wrote:ericL wrote:I have done a few shows that were nationally televised and if the products in use are not endorsement partners or paying for advertisement, there is a legal aspect that the brand name should be obscured.
It may be a broadcaster or producer's policy, and I guess could be a "legal" issue in the sense that it could be in the contract between the parties, but there is no "law" that prevents logos from being displayed unless there is compensation.
In the situation I'm citing, it would be similar to how products are placed on shows like American Idol where Yamaha, Korg or whomever are providing products and presumably some kind of payment consideration for advertising their products on national TV. In this case, if a musician wanted to use his Nord but it was not a supporting brand, then the name would be masked off. I am pretty sure this is the case with Jimmy Fallon's band The Roots - which I don't watch regularly, but recall the keyboard player has a Nord C2 but no logo is displayed.