----- Original Message ----- From: David Brooks Subject: Re: Basic copyright
> Two years ago,one of our national horse magazines called me and aske if i > had some pictures from a specific event.I did,sent them in and they called > back to say they were using 2 and will mail the check(they did) > I did mention that even though i knew the riders and they were under 16 > years of age,did i need them to sign a release. > > No one knew. > > I did a verbal with the parents anyway and of coarse they sais yes.(kid in a > magazine whoo hoo) Thats called CYA. If the people were recognizable, and the pictures were not being used for news distribution purposes. you should have had a signed model release. Verbal permission isn't worth the paper it is written on. William Robb
