Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, thanks. I will get releases as a matter of course to cover myself for foressable future situations. Thanks. Sue > 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -- > Tina Manley > http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information