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Subject: [Leica] Question about releases for images of others' property
From: skalte at icloud.com (Susan Ryan)
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 21:44:11 -0700
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> On Feb 14, 2014, at 5:18 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote:
> 
> If you are taking photos from public right of way, you do not normally need
> a release.  For editorial photos, you will definitely not need a release.
> For commercial use, you will need a release for any photos made from
> private property.  There is a wide range of permissions in-between those
> uses.  I would think that for what you are proposing, you would not need a
> release.  If any of your photos attract the attention of an advertiser and
> they want commercial use, that would be a different matter.  You should not
> have to have one for public right of way, but I would get one anyway, just
> to be safe - for commercial use!!  For editorial use, the only time you
> would need a release is if you implied something derogatory about the
> property - such as it is a drug scene - or any other pejorative description
> that you cannot prove.  Otherwise, go with it.
> 
> Tina
> 
> 
>> On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 4:59 PM, Susan Ryan <skalte at icloud.com> wrote:
>> 
>> LUG family, I need advice.
>> 
>> Do I need a written release from owners of property for photos I took from
>> the public right of way? What about if I was on the property of a business
>> during posted business hours? (The place was closed even though the signs
>> said it was open, and no one was around to ask permission.) No humans are
>> in any images.
>> 
>> I have images of Como, Colorado that I would like to offer for sale. Some
>> I've posted on the LUG in the past. I plan to talk to the property owners
>> of the images I have already, offer them photos, explain what my intention
>> is, etc. before offering anything for sale, regardless of my legal
>> obligations or lack thereof. I want to establish myself as a good neighbor
>> and be welcome in the community. The town has a population of 16 so there
>> is no anonymity, plus I'd love to be trusted enough to be invited into
>> places I wouldn't have access to otherwise.
>> 
>> Nevertheless, I was just wondering about what legal obligations I need to
>> consider.
>> 
>> Thanks in advance.
>> 
>> Sue
>> 
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> 
> 
> -- 
> Tina Manley
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> 
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In reply to: Message from skalte at icloud.com (Susan Ryan) ([Leica] Question about releases for images of others' property)
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