Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/11

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Model releases question
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Wed Apr 11 14:12:52 2007



On 4/11/07 11:08 AM, "Tina Manley" <images@comporium.net> typed:

> At 10:23 AM 4/11/2007, you wrote:
> And I'll bet WInogrand/Friedlander never asked for one when
>> working in public.
>> 
>> Dave.
> 
> They didn't live in litigious times!  I have model releases for most
> of my photos, but I'm very seldom asked for them.  Most of my photos
> are editorial rather than commercial but they have been used on the
> cover of books and magazines, which has recently been reclassified as
> commercial because the covers are used to sell the book or magazine
> :-(  I would love not to have to ask for and keep up with all of
> these model releases but you never know these days when you'll get
> sued.  It's better to be safe than sorry.
> 
> Tina
> 
> Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA
> http://www.tinamanley.com
> 
Tina I know you spend 6 months of every year living in a little hut with a
pigmy family with a little window 5x7 inches sleeping on the grass floor and
eating yams.
So how do you get those people to sign release? Its dark have they seen
pens?! And nothing flat to write on.

Mark Rabiner
8A/109s
New York, NY

markrabiner.com



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