Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thursday, Thursday, December 03, 1998, Michael Garmisa wrote: > Correct me if I am wrong but it was my understanding that in the USA > photographers do not need to obtain a photo release unless the picture is > used for commercial purposes and that newspapers did not fall into this > catagory. Michael, For the most part editorial uses are ok with out model releases. I do know that for my book I got a model release on every shot. Better safe than sorry. Not one person had any qualms about signing the releases. Generally if it occurs on, or can be seen and photographed from public property, with a "normal" lens, it is fair game. Also, unless the law has changed recently, if you are on the scene of a "news" event and making photographs and the police have given you access you can shoot; however, if the owner of the property asks you to leave you must then leave and quit shooting on premisis or open yourself up to a possible law suit. What you shot up till asked to leave is ok. Funny to me, but the case that set this precedent involved a friend and former boss of mine. I was at his house last year and he had the new Ken Kobre PJ book on his desk and I asked him what he had that for. That is when he told me about the story, and I said "Man I studied about you in college!" Best regards, Harrison McClary http://people.delphi.com/hmphoto preview my book: http://www.volmania.com mailto:hmcclary@earthlink.net Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don't have film.