Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] model releases etc.
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@sympatico.ca>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 14:31:53 -0400

Thankfully, here in Montreal it IS legally required.

dan c.

At 10:58 AM 23-05-01 EDT, Cmrausr@aol.com wrote:
>>A picture of me minding my own business in a Montreal park has nothing to
>do with photojournalism. 
>
>Sure, it does dan, if the photographer is illustrating a piece on Montreal 
>parks for example, or any of many story angles that involve showing people 
>outdoors in public.
>
><You want to publish it?  Unless I'm carrying a bomb or standing next to a 
>WMO (sp?) demonstration or running for Mayor, ask me first.>
>
>That's the polite thing to do, not necessarily legally required, but we all 
>want to be nice whenever possible, right? And if we really want to capture
an 
>unposed image, we shoot first, and ask permission after. Usually that 
>approach works well.
>
[snip]

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