[cc-community] CC-like video release form

Matthew J. Agnello matt.agnello at gmail.com
Tue Jan 15 19:21:54 EST 2008


I think it's important to limit the release to one project, only  
because the subject is trusting me to use (and therefore release to  
the public) only what I think is necessary for my project. For  
instance, I can't perform an interview, get the release signed, and  
then hand the raw footage to a friend if the release specifies a  
project. My friend can only reuse the takes I include in my final  
product.

The difference is subtle, but I think it's an important difference to  
preserve so I can balance the needs and trust of my subjects with the  
needs of the CC community. If I promise not to use unflattering takes,  
for instance, I'm promising not to release those takes to be reused.  
Of course, the difference becomes trivial if I publish my raw footage,  
but very few projects are like that and videographers should be  
upfront about that sort of thing.

// Matt

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Matt Agnello
http://www.hungryfilmmaker.com/

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On Jan 15, 2008, at 5:56 PM, drew Roberts <zotz at 100jamz.com> wrote:

> On Tuesday 15 January 2008 13:01:37 Matthew J. Agnello wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm working on a documentary about new media and the free culture
>> movement. I've interviewed a bunch of people, and as such I have to
>> ask them either to sign a release form or give recorded verbal  
>> consent
>> to be photographed. I'm releasing the doc BY-SA, so many people are
>> confused when I present them with a traditional release form that
>> gives me full use of their image/likeness without any guarantee  
>> that I
>> will use it on a project governed by a CC licence.
>>
>> I'd like to put those fears to rest with a CC-like release form. My
>> idea is to have them sign a one or two sentence contract that
>> basically says, I release my image/likeness to you for the purposes  
>> of
>> your project under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution-
>> ShareAlike licence, the text of which can be found at the following
>> link.
>
> You might want to think about changing the purpose to any project  
> under the
> terms of said license rather than just your project.
>
> Thoughts?
>
>
>> Following that would be the human-readable version of the
>> licence and the legal code URL. If the person wanted a copy of the CC
>> text, I would have printouts with me.
>>
>> I like this idea because it guarantees a listing in the credits, it
>> makes people feel better about contributing, spreads the word about
>> CC, and it acknowledges that my work is really a dervative of all the
>> contributions of the people in it.
>>
>> I was curious if anyone had heard of something like this being done,
>> had done it themselves, or had some advice regarding it. If this is
>> deemed a valid method of releasing subjects for broadcast, I'd love  
>> to
>> see an official version with CC's blessing. I'll try to draft
>> something more specific in the meantime.
>>
>> Best,
>> // Matt
>>
>>
>> ----------
>> Matt Agnello
>> http://www.hungryfilmmaker.com
>> < matt.agnello at gmail.com >
>>
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