Development of Creative Commons licenses

[jonathon <jblake AT eskimo.com>]

Terry Hancock wrote:

> > Then there seem to be location release forms, model release forms for animals. 
> Aaurrgh, really!?

Yes.
If you make a movie, you probably need one release form for every object 
(both animate, and inanimate) in the movie.

> Is there any legal reason to need such? 

Intellectual Property Rights law.

> couldn't sue somebody for taking a photo of your premises. If so, is

You can. The issue is whether or not the suit would be winnable.

> at least a general "if it's public-access it's free to photograph" rule?

There are five major types of property:
* Public Property;
* Public Access Property;
* Private Access Property;
* Private Property;
* Restricted Access Property;

The only one in which a photograph can be taken, without the consent of 
anybody is "public property"

For all other types of property, the permission of the landlord, and/or 
tenant is required.

> One can imagine a lot of "chilling effects" and "free speech violation"
>  if a company could use such a "premise right" to prevent news photos
> being taken of their property. 

That has happened.  This is a balance between "the public right to know" 
and "the right to privacy".

> > In video there are also cameraman release forms as the person running the 
> > camera is sometimes not the one who ends up with the copyright to the video.
> That's just going to be a standard "work-for-hire" form, though, right?

Each position has its own set of release forms.

xan

jonathon