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You don't own pictures of yourself taken by other people.
by tracerbulletx 3y ago
You don't own pictures of yourself taken by other people.
- westernpopular 3y agoYou do in some countries
- jedberg 3y agoThat's not true. You can't publish a photo with me in it and make money without a release form. Training on a photo I took of someone else is definitely a gray area. But also, laws can be changed, which is my point.
- amarshall 3y agoThat’s not totally true either. First, it varies quite a bit on jurisdiction (but let’s say U.S.). Second, the lack of model release when it would be required does not mean the model suddenly owns the photograph, it rather just restricts how the owner may use it. Thirdly, in many U.S. states, a model release may only be needed when the photograph is used in promotion of a product, or if it was not taken in public. IANAL
- TheHappyOddish 3y agoI absolutely can do that. Laws vary greatly around the world, and your (I'd wager North American) laws don't apply where I am.
- olyjohn 3y agoLexisNexis makes money taking pictures of me in my car, tagging location data to it and selling that data back to other businesses like Lawyers and Insurance companies. I never signed a release.