[Leica] Two Days Open, and Already NINE LUG 2007 Yearbook Participants!

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At 01:21 PM 12/11/2007, you wrote:
>I was about to upload a picture  when it occurred to me that I may
>need a model release, because the book will be published as a "for
>sale" item, which makes it a commercial use. Is this correct?

No -  From the ASMP tutorial on model 
releases:  http://www.asmp.org/commerce/legal/releases/

"Thus, privacy issues typically arise when an image is used for 
purposes of trade or advertising. That is, it's not the picture, but 
how it is used that determines the need for a release. For instance, 
an image that is printed in a newspaper, shown in an exhibition or 
reproduced in a book might well be immune from a privacy suit. But 
the commercial sale of coffee mugs or t-shirts with the same image 
would probably not enjoy such protection. An advertisement almost 
certainly would not be immune."

You don't need a model release for editorial use and that's what 
publication in a book would be; otherwise, model releases would be 
required for any published photo.

Tina

Tina Manley
ASMP, NPPA, EP, PI
http://www.tinamanley.com