Thanks John and Andrew. I have searched the Net before for guidance on
this, to no avail. Your 2 sets of views will do for me thanks.
Chris
On 18 Apr 2005, at 09:15, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> As I understand it, the criterion in the areas with a legal system
> based on the British code - those areas which can't refer to the US
> Constitution (before half the list starts quoted the document!) is
> with reference to 'commercial use.' Thus, a newspaper is exempt as
> general street scenes are in the public interest, but the same
> photograph used as part of a commercial publication is no longer
> exempt. Competitions like to require model releases because they may
> wish to use winners as promotional material or even assume ownership
> and possible resale. You may need a quick clarification from a
> specialist lawyer (not too expensive) or at least check the net - I
> used to be on the Photoforum list and the pro photogs there discussed
> it endlessly. There should be guidance out there, probably on the
> conservative side.
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