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Originally Posted by rediguana
So, the original poster would be OK if they only sold images to the people in the images, but could run afoul if they tried to sell images to people that were not in the image - which would be commercial use of a person's likeness without their consent - e.g. a model release would be required.
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I don't think so. It's only if you're using the image of the person to endorse a product. Just selling it as an image is not endorsing another product.
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Originally Posted by rediguana
Just re-read the update on the original post, and given that someone on the committee has clarified that 'commercial' in this sense means "Provided you don't sell or make any profit from the photos".
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Hmm, I wonder if that's just their mis-conception of the word "commercial", as I (and obviously many others) have thought the wrong thing about it.