From: David Foy (dfoy@marketactics.com)
Date: 02/24/03-10:26:54 AM Z
Hi Dwayne
This might help: http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm
David Foy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dwayne Sandall [mailto:sandall@shaw.ca]
> Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 5:48 PM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca
> Subject: OT: people in images, rights & releases?
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Although this isn't exactly an alt-issue, (the final prints will be!)
> I thought I'd at least toss the question out and see what opinions I
> get. Here is the scenario: I am considering a series of images that I
> will take on the streets, mostly at night. I have no intention of
> selling these images as stock or to an ad agency et al, which I know
> for sure that for any recognizable person I would need a model
> release.
>
> What are the rules, ethical and legal, of having (or more likely, not
> having) model releases if the images will be at best displayed at a
> local coffee shop or maybe a generous friend will pay me a few
> dollars for one :-)
>
> I recall a discussion quite a while ago about street photography, and
> I don't know if this issue was discussed there or not? I don't have
> copies of those messages, but perhaps there are some points mentioned
> there that would be relevant?
>
> From a purely legal perspective, if this matters, I live in Canada,
> and most of the images will most likely be taken in Canada, although
> some might come from any, as of yet, unplanned trips to the US.
>
> And just to add some confusion to this, how do property rights work
> in the context? what about public art? (both sanctioned and not, such
> as graffiti?).
>
> Thanks again for any input, and sorry if this is too off topic,
>
> Dwayne
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