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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-05-09 04:25 PM
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What are the rules/laws for consent?
When publishing or selling photographs, what are the laws on consent of subject? Are they different depending on the use of the image? Are they different depending on the picture?

I appreciate any help in this. I am going to try an sell some pictures this year, and want to avoid any trouble. Thanks!
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ManiacJoe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-05-09 06:53 PM
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1. Depends on where you are, usually by country.
As a general rule for the USA, any photo used for commercial purposes needs sign-off by all those owning in the copyright. This is where the model releases come in; the model release removes the model/subject from the partial ownership so that the photographer is the only copyright owner of the photo. Makes it easier when dealing with publishers, and other buyers/licensees.

"Commercial use" normally does not include posting a picture on a website.

*This would be the non-lawyer version, worth exactly what you paid for it. :-)
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