Comments on: Do I Need to Obtain a Model Release?

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:48:52 +0000

I live in Northern Ireland and take photographs for a new start up magazine that will have its first issue in september. I work on a freelance basis. My question is, what is the law on street photography here in Northern Ireland? Can I take photographs in public areas without a model release form? The magazine will be distributed in Northern Ireland with the possibility of a small number of copies being sold in Scotland and the Rep of Ireland . The magazine will have a circulation of about 10 -30 thousand. Thank you very much for your help.

By: Personal Development

Personal Development — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:01:53 +0000

In the US if you are supposed to get permission to use the picture how do the people who take pictures of celebrities get to use them however they want. I think you should have to get someone permission to use their picture but I don’t get how the photographers that follow celebrities around and take their pictures get away with it.

By: Theresa @Dr. Schmid

Theresa @Dr. Schmid — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:28:57 +0000

This is a great post! very interesting and very useful thanks a lot for sharing this wonderful post and keep it up!

By: Ken R

Ken R — Thu, 06 May 2010 10:52:47 +0000

Hi Linda

I have decided to become a freelance Photographer, doing weddings, Portraits and I would like to put them on my website.
Please can you tell me if I need to get a model release form sign by each person at any weddings I do, I know I might need to do it when I do Portraits.

Many Thanks

By: John

John — Sun, 02 May 2010 19:21:31 +0000

she may have a cause of action in libel

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By: Gregory Despain

Gregory Despain — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:35:00 +0000

Great news, very useful. Thank you.

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By: TPP

TPP — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:24:53 +0000

Finn, Juri,

One of you is from France, the other the USA. It would help you to look up how the law stands under jurisdiction in your own country. In the meantime, be nice. There is nothing worse than bad reports, especially relating to anything remotely sleazy.

How do you avoid bad reports about your business? Avoid bad behaviour.

By: Juri

Juri — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:21:01 +0000

Well okay. But then, if it really is your close friend I would guess you really care about her opinion and if she doesnt want an image of her to spread acround the world you should respect it.
There is no doubt that you own the copyright and that the picture is your work that you can promote. But we are talking only about the picture. How about the person depicted? What are her rights? There is no doubt that it is still her face and her identity and she is the one who one a “copyright” to her identity and that she can fully control how her image is being used. You own the poicture but not the person’s privacy. That’s what I think.
Anyway, unlike in the UK fortunately the USA seem to have a lot stricter laws concernig protection of privacy so I think you definitely need a model release form to publish.