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Do you have any context what legal framework the "release" mechanism is coming from? Is it copyright? Trademark (to your own likeness)? General right to photos
by eqvinox 2y ago
Do you have any context what legal framework the "release" mechanism is coming from? Is it copyright? Trademark (to your own likeness)? General right to photos showing you?
- ghaff 2y agoIn the US, "commercial use" specifically--as in marketing, advertising, etc.--typically requires a model release from of a person (and stock agencies tend to err on the side of caution in this regard). As I understand it, it's basically a right not to have your image commercially exploited. As I also understand it though, it doesn't keep me from making money as a fine art poster or selling it to a newspaper for editorial use. Obviously there are gray areas. But it's not copyright. As the photographer I hold the copyright in any case.
- rurban 2y agoCopyright and privacy rights 99%. Trademarks certainly not.