client wants raw footage

[Nick Edgar]

im curious, as we are having dilemas with some footage at the moment, the man i question took video footage of a street art festival, and subsequently has alot of people on tape that do not want to be identified, for their own reasons, he was not hired and did it as a voluntary action for the festival, and has not been forthcoming with the raw footage, and now after 6 months and us now starting to badger him, he is dragging his heels and will not give us the tapes to veiw, but rather his (edited?) version. do you have any idea where we stand? this is potentially a volitile situation, and want it sorted but with out seeking legal help ,are not sure of the first step…?