Consider yourself absolved of all responsibility for my sorry butt! Don
> -----Original Message----- > From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 10:12 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: OT:Model Release > > > I had better add here that I am not an attorney. I am not > responsible if you get > sued. I am only reporting my own practices. Whew....! > > graywolf wrote: > > A model release is a legal contract. A minor can not be held to a > > contract, so if the person is under 18 you need a parent or gardians > > signature too. Note the too, I almost never see that mentioned, > but once > > the party is 18, their parents signature is no longer binding > upon them. > > Get both signatures. It is the smart thing to do. > > > > It is very hard sometimes to locate people after the fact, so > it is best > > to try and get the release right then and there. If the parents are > > nowhere near get contact information then contact them with a copies of > > the photos in hand. > > > > BTW, giving them one of the prints is legally a "valuable" > consideration > > just like money which covers your ass nicely. "Good" consideration is > > their pride in seeing the photo published which is not as strong a > > defense if it comes down to that. However, 99.9% of the time just > > because they signed something for you will prevent them from trying to > > sue, so consideration is not as important as many legal texts make it > > out to be. > > > > Years ago I tried using the ASMP long form release. Almost no one would > > sign such an intimidating document. Nowadays I would use the ASMP form > > for nudes, paid models, and the like but now use a very simple release > > printed on 3x5 cards for everything else. Here is the text of > what I use > > (the comment about lawful purpose is in there to reasure them that I am > > not going to explote them in some nasty way): > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > PHOTO RELEASE > > > > I ___________________________________ hereby give Tom > Rittenhouse and/or > > his assignees permission to use photographs of me and/or my property > > taken by him for any lawful purpose. > > > > SIGNATURE: _______________________________ DATE:_______________ > > (Parent or guardian must also sign if under 18 years of age.) > > > > ADDRESS:________________________________________________________ > > > > PHONE: ______________________ E-MAIL:__________________________ > > > > > > ----------------------------- > > > > Don Sanderson wrote: > > > >> Thanks! > >> > >> Couple of last dumb questions: > >> I like to shoot children, with/without their pets involved. > >> I assume the releases would have to come from the parent/pet owner. > >> Also what does one do in the case of "Drive By" candids? > >> Do you stop and try to find the person to get a release? > >> I always keep a camera ready on the car seat, sometimes it > would be very > >> difficult to stop and do that. > >> > >> Don > >> > >> > >> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 7:35 AM > >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> Subject: Re: OT:Model Release > >>> > >>> > >>> There are a lot of legal points involved, but it usually comes > >>> down to money. If > >>> they do not smell money most folks will not bother with legal > >>> proceedings. Now a > >>> while a magazine is percived as a fount of money, a personal > >>> webpage is not. > >>> Furthermore, if you are only announcing the photo here on the > >>> list you are in > >>> effect just showing it to friends. > >>> > >>> So, if there is no money involved, nor defamation of character, I > >>> would not > >>> worry about it. If on the otherhand I was selling the images, to > >>> others than who > >>> appear in them, I would damn well make sure I had releases. > >>> > >>> graywolf > >>> http://graywolfphoto.com/graywolf.html > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > > > > -- > graywolf > http://graywolfphoto.com/graywolf.html > >
