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Originally Posted by tuxcomputers
I am aware of the very few uses that you can't put the photos to without a model release and the recommendation is only so that those restrictions are not an issue.
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hey.. if you'd rather be in legal trouble - go right ahead, I'm not a lawyer, but I was advised by one... Are you?.. or?..
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Originally Posted by tuxcomputers
I could publish a 500 page book of street photography and the ONLY model release I would need is for the people on the cover because that would be used to advertise the book etc.
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...If you're selling a book, with photos of people in it, at some point you're going to run into trouble... but, hey... go right ahead!
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Originally Posted by tuxcomputers
You can copy and paste that text it appears right way up, I have bolded what you may have misunderstood:
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..well done?
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Originally Posted by tuxcomputers
It is exactly as I said, I can photograph, enlarge, bind, frame and sell a photo of you or anyone else. That is the definition of 'publish' isn't it? At least it was when I went to school....
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...oh, I should google it, maybe?.. no need to be sarcastic mate - we're here to help each other, I was merely letting you know what an australian lawyer told me... hell, why should I listen to her?!.. [She's only an IP spe******t..pffft]
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Originally Posted by tuxcomputers
If there is no commercial gain/purpose, like publishing the photo on my web site, then it falls outside the restriction as well.
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...Yep, no worries.
No hard feelings mate, this is a forum, people are here to learn and offer suggestions. I apologise if you are a lawyer and spe******e in Australian intellectual property... my bad, but otherwise - it's all good eh.
Sime.