Photography & Your Legal Rights

#10 Comment from rbrown6172
5/8/08 12:35 AM | Permalink

thanks, vicki, for the clarification. i've wondered many times about this very thing. these links are a great help. :)
gina
#9 Comment from nanmm11
5/6/08 10:04 AM | Permalink

Well I learned something new today, thanks,
Nancy
#8 Comment from madcobug
5/6/08 9:12 AM | Permalink

These rules are a good thing to know. Thanks for posting this. Helen
#7 Comment from cmishvicki
5/6/08 7:31 AM | Permalink

I agree with Greg...but the key word there is commercial. You CANNOT use an image of someone in an endorsement situation, but commercial does not mean selling the photo in a gallery as fine art. Commercial photography can be defined as: "photographs made to illustrate and usually sell a service or product." What we do here is not commercial.
Vicki
#6 Comment from rap4143
5/6/08 6:47 AM | Permalink

A local home has old farm equipment, truck, cars, a wonderful place to photograph. I finally saw the owner outside, asked for permission to photograph. He was very polite, he prefers I do not photograph. While very disappointed, I will honor his request.

Another time on my moose hunt, we drove Moose Alley all the way up to Canadian border. To prove we went that far for my quest of Moose, I photographed the border from the American side.

The guard said he was giving us a one minute to turn around or he would arrest us. I found out later, photographing the border patrol building was not allowed....we had no idea.

I carry model releases like Greg suggested. I will alway ask for a permission and will either email or mail a picture. I have never been refused until this week, the owner with the old equipment.

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