Ethically speaking, was it wrong as a mom to videotape these events, without getting permission from a parent of every child participating?

What about the fact that the schools had to buy permissions to perform some of the songs as they were taking in money at concerts and recitals. What does that mean to the home videographer, simply wishing to save the event and potentially share within a tight circle of family and friends?

Seeing all the YouTube videos, I should think there would not be a problem. It cannot benefit big publishing companies to hunt down and level actions against not-for-profit use of copyright material. I also don't see how any subject or relative of a subject can hope to profit if the person who made the recordings is not profitting from making and copying the recordings.

Gods! I wish we could shut down the publishing companies and go back to the guild system. WANTED: 1 Patron or a consortium of patrons for talented folk singer. Will accept room, board and cast away clothes/shoes in lieu of pay.