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  • From: jonathon <jblake AT eskimo.com>
  • To: Discussion on the Creative Commons license drafts <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [cc-licenses] license options for models
  • Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 01:50:09 +0000

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




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