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burgaflippinman
Joined: 15 Mar 2005
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 12:44 pm
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Hi, I'm new to shutterstock. :) Btw, may i ask whther model releases are required for buildings? |
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StuartE
Joined: 28 Nov 2004
Posts: 1606
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 5:55 pm
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If you can get them to sign, sure... :-)
Actually, if you can get one to sign, I reckon the shots of that would be worth way, way more to the syndicated press... think of the headline - Sydney Opera House comes to life and signs model release... :-)
You only need a model release for a recognisable human - e.g., someone likely to sue if their image is used without permission - if you do have authorisation from the management of the Sydney Opera House to take photographs of the site, and to resell those images as stock, I reckon Jon would be very interested in hearing from you - otherwise, for the buildings you can't shoot without permission, submit them as editorial, that covers the copyright issue...
Cheers,
Stuart |
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burgaflippinman
Joined: 15 Mar 2005
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 1:57 am
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thks. btw, this is slightly off topic, but still on model releases, do i need a model release for self portraits? well, i wont be suing myself anytime soon but is it still bureaucratically required?...:P |
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fncdigital
Joined: 05 Nov 2004
Posts: 2159
Location: If there are any questions, direct them to that brick wall over there.
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 2:11 am
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| burgaflippinman wrote: | | thks. btw, this is slightly off topic, but still on model releases, do i need a model release for self portraits? well, i wont be suing myself anytime soon but is it still bureaucratically required?...:P |
yep you do. |
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StuartE
Joined: 28 Nov 2004
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Location: Adelaide, South Australia
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:44 am
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You might not sue yourself - but you could manage to get yourself in the ironically bizarre situation of suing the company using your image becasue you didn't give them permission to do so - after all, let's say they post your self portrait, and they use you as the posterboy for an ad campaign for a new cure for aids - or an article showing how the criminally insane should be kept locked up... if you've signed a model release, you can't jump up and down later...
Cheers,
Stuart |
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burgaflippinman
Joined: 15 Mar 2005
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:53 am
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ah thanks for ur explanation! looks like i'm still naive..hehe..oh well, i'm onli 17...:) |
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fncdigital
Joined: 05 Nov 2004
Posts: 2159
Location: If there are any questions, direct them to that brick wall over there.
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 9:21 am
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| burgaflippinman wrote: | | ah thanks for ur explanation! looks like i'm still naive..hehe..oh well, i'm onli 17...:) |
Then you need yopur parents to sign a minor reelease as well. ;) |
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eosguy
Joined: 07 Mar 2005
Posts: 10
Location: Kuala Lumpur
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:52 am
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You actually need model release for the Eiffel Tower, shot during the night time. Daytime's OK because they don't show their patented/copyrighted light show. I think other buildings might require model release as well, best to do some research around. |
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burgaflippinman
Joined: 15 Mar 2005
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:46 pm
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thks again guys...:) i think i'll try to stick to generic stuff for now...:P |
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