> > From: Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/04/04 Tue PM 12:25:22 GMT > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: copyrights > > One problem is that this is an international list and laws are > different in each country. For the sake of this discussion, we need > to limit it to the country in which the photograph was taken, I'm > assuming the USA. > > In your case, Godfrey, the applicable law would be that of the Isle > of Man. I assume they follow UK law? > > Bob
A lot of assuming going on here. > > On Apr 3, 2006, at 7:18 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > > Again, I am no lawyer and have little to gain from pursuing a > > specific opinion on this matter. I'm interested in that I'm showing > > and selling photographs that contain people, as do many other > > street photographers who publish their work. I know that the vast > > majority of that work is sold without releases for the people in > > the pictures. > > > > So here's a situation that comes straight home to me. My current > > exhibit (on display until April 16, btw, if you are local and want > > to go see it...) has several pictures of people in it. The pictures > > are, in essence, about them and the city I photographed, Ramsey on > > the Isle of Man. I have no model releases for any of these > > photographs. They were intended to be used for display and sale, > > editorially and as art but not in advertising. > > > > The Isle of Man Examiner, when informed of my show, did a feature > > article on my show (see http://www.gdgphoto.com/ramsey/yank/) and > > chose a couple of the photos to present in the article. They never > > asked me for releases, never went to the people in the photo for > > releases to the best of my knowledge. I will assume that they know > > what they're doing with regard to liability and releases. > > > > How does this differ from me taking the same photograph(s) and > > making them into T-shirts for sale to those that like them? > > > > Godfrey > > > > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
