Join Carolyn E. Wright for an in-depth discussion in this video Discussing privacy and publicity rights, part of Copyright for Photographers: Rights and Releases.
Ben Long: So, I'm in a place that I know…I have a legal right to shoot in.…There are people around. I'm taking pictures of them.…How do I know when I need a model release?…Caroline Wright: Well, when you are taking a photograph,…you have to consider whether the person…has an expectation of privacy.…So, if, for example, a man is sleeping on a public bench,…he's visible to everybody around.…You can take the man's photograph.…Now, how you are going to use that photograph…determines whether you're gonna need a model release.…If you use that photograph for a newspapaer article…about it's a beautiful sunny day…and people are out enjoying the park,…then you don't need a model release…because that is in editorial use.…
If, however, you're gonna take that same…photograph and use it for an advertisement to sell…park benches, then you definitely need a model release.…Ben Long: Okay. So, let's say I'm somewhere…and I am getting hassled by a cop or a guard…or something like that and I know that I'm well within…my rights, but what kind of authority do I carry?…
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5/5/2014Photographer Ben Long and attorney Carolyn Wright discuss legal considerations ranging from where you can and can't take pictures to getting signed releases for people and property. Plus, learn about respecting trademarks when shooting commercial work, and your rights as a photographer when dealing with security and law-enforcement personnel.
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