Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:31 AM 2/1/00 -0500, you wrote: >My understanding is that in a public place you need no release. That said, >I always >ask if people mind my shooting. Some folks just don't want to have their >photo made. >If I try, or think I will to sell the image then I always play it safe a >get the >release. >Cheers Wilber. >BTW Releases apply to peoples property as well, homes stand out as the biggie. The public place rule is no longer true. A photograph of a Black man walking across a public street carrying a briefcase was used to illustrate an article in the Sunday NY Times on the rising Black middle-class. He objected to the implication that he was middle-class, sued and won. Even with editorial use, if the photograph implies something, you will need a release. Previously this applied to categories like drug addict, homeless, criminal, etc., but in these litigious times you can't be too careful! Leically, Tina Tina Manley, ASMP http://www.tinamanley.com