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tehawk

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:11 am
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I was asked to take pictures of various staff members at my agency for
use in some posters our graphics department was setting up.
Since the pictures are only going to be used by my agency and they are
of employees, would a model release form be needed?
Of course I'm asking them for their permission verbally, but do they
need to sign a release form as well?

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Rob Novak

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 12:06 pm
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On 31 Aug 2006 07:11:09 -0700, tehawk.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com wrote:

>I was asked to take pictures of various staff members at my agency for
>use in some posters our graphics department was setting up.
>Since the pictures are only going to be used by my agency and they are
>of employees, would a model release form be needed?

Yes. Though their terms of employement may already have a photo/media
release built in. Be safe - have a separate release signed by every
model in every frame submitted to the art dept. Better to be safe
than sorry.

>Of course I'm asking them for their permission verbally, but do they
>need to sign a release form as well?

Yes. Any time you are using photos of people to promote any third
party, concept, product, or idea, you need to have a release. Period.
Using images on promotional posters is not editorial use - they're
being used to promote someone else's concept, and that's commercial
use, whether or not money changes hands.
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Alex

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 5:32 pm
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On 31 Aug 2006 07:11:09 -0700, tehawk.RemoveThis@hotmail.com wrote:

>Since the pictures are only going to be used by my agency and they are
>of employees, would a model release form be needed?
>Of course I'm asking them for their permission verbally, but do they
>need to sign a release form as well?

Yes.


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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 7:55 am
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tehawk DeleteThis @hotmail.com wrote:
> I was asked to take pictures of various staff members at my agency for
> use in some posters our graphics department was setting up.
> Since the pictures are only going to be used by my agency and they are
> of employees, would a model release form be needed?
> Of course I'm asking them for their permission verbally, but do they
> need to sign a release form as well?
>

I'd have thought so, unless their contract of
employment is more like slavery, removing
ALL their independent rights!

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 9:16 am
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In article <1157033469.485494.231260 DeleteThis @b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
tehawk DeleteThis @hotmail.com wrote:

> I was asked to take pictures of various staff members at my agency for
> use in some posters our graphics department was setting up.
> Since the pictures are only going to be used by my agency and they are
> of employees, would a model release form be needed?
> Of course I'm asking them for their permission verbally, but do they
> need to sign a release form as well?

Probably, but free legal advise is worth exactly what you pay for it.
See an attorney for real legal advise.
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Thomas T. Veldhouse

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 11:55 am
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In rec.photo.digital Rob Novak <rob.novak.TakeThisOut@cmpg.org> wrote:
> On 31 Aug 2006 07:11:09 -0700, tehawk.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com wrote:
>
>>I was asked to take pictures of various staff members at my agency for
>>use in some posters our graphics department was setting up.
>>Since the pictures are only going to be used by my agency and they are
>>of employees, would a model release form be needed?
>
> Yes. Though their terms of employement may already have a photo/media
> release built in. Be safe - have a separate release signed by every
> model in every frame submitted to the art dept. Better to be safe
> than sorry.
>
>>Of course I'm asking them for their permission verbally, but do they
>>need to sign a release form as well?
>
> Yes. Any time you are using photos of people to promote any third
> party, concept, product, or idea, you need to have a release. Period.
> Using images on promotional posters is not editorial use - they're
> being used to promote someone else's concept, and that's commercial
> use, whether or not money changes hands.

And note that it only matters if you can identify the model personally ... if
you are just taking a picture of their backside [assuming it is not a
personally identifiable backside] or in sillouette, then you wouldn't need a
release.

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Rob Novak

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(Msg. 7) Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 3:37 pm
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On Fri, 01 Sep 2006 14:30:45 GMT, "Thomas T. Veldhouse"
<veldy71 DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote:

>And note that it only matters if you can identify the model personally ... if
>you are just taking a picture of their backside [assuming it is not a
>personally identifiable backside] or in sillouette, then you wouldn't need a
>release.

I'd still get one. Two minutes worth of paperwork could head off a
lot of BS down the line. My rule of thumb is: if you ever think "Do I
need a release for this?" you need a release for that.
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