Don't mean to be rude, but we debate many issues here, most far more contentiously than this. But like most of our debates, this one invites a variety of opinions, each with an element of truth. No need to get upset because others don't agree with you.
All newspapers and mags are intended to generate income. The corporate lawyers may not like that, but that's the way it is. And so far, most get by without model releases. Don't put your fist through the wall. You'll need it to type:-). Paul On Jan 19, 2011, at 3:40 PM, Elizabeth Masoner wrote: > > Ok, I give up, I can’t stay out of the conversation (I don’t have anymore > wall space that would like good with a fist punched through it). If I wait > longer to email again I won’t be polite so I’ll email now while I still have > some reasonable control over my language. > > Just read this – it goes into the when/why/how more succinctly than anything > any of us have typed so far. > http://www.andrewkantor.com/useful/Legal-Rights-of-Photographers.pdf > > With regards to commercial usage > > Commercial Rights > Commercial rights can be a very murky term when corporate lawyers get > involved. However, a general explanation would be that commercial means any > endeavor designed to create income or use by a commercial entity. Some > examples would include: a sales brochure, magazine, advertisement, or > billboard. > > Non-Commercial Rights > Non-commercial rights would be items that are not designed to create > significant income or use by individuals or other non-corporate type groups. > Things such as church bulletins, or someone printing an image to put on > their school binder would be non-commercial usage. > > > > ~Liz > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
