From: Boris Liberman
On 1/19/2011 1:04 AM, John Sessoms wrote:
> You do not need a model release OR a property release for non-commercial
> use of any photograph taken in or from a public place.
>
> "Non-commercial use" means you are not using the photograph to sell a
> product - you can sell copies of the image, you can sell prints, you can
> publish the image on the internet, you can sell the image to a newspaper
> or magazine, you can sell the image to a publisher to include in a book.
>
> There are some limitations for trademarked materials, e.g. the HOLLYWOOD
> sign, or that pine tree out on some golf course.
The rest I snipped. Thanks for the detailed explanation, John. I am
saving your message in my "Save" folder of valuable messages...
Boris
I appreciate that, but keep two things in mind:
1. What I wrote is applicable in the United States. I understand the law
may be different in other countries.
Particularly, I understand France has changed their laws within the last
few years and the rules there regarding photography in public places are
now very different from those in the U.S.
If you go to France, be circumspect ... I intend to if I ever get there.
2. I do my best to have my facts straight, but the two "photographer's
rights" PDF files I linked to are better references than my rant.
What I wrote is how I live, but I may not be the best example to follow.
It's a character flaw, but I am just not able to back down from a bully.
Cannot, will not!
I realize there may be consequences I won't like from being inflexible
that way. I'll just have to suffer them. There may be times when I
probably should back down, but I won't.
It's an age old quandary ...
Q: How do you know what to do in any given situation?
A: You have to have good judgment.
Q: How do you learn good judgment?
A: You get it from experience.
Q: How do you get experience?
A: Bad judgment.
8-D
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