[SCA-AE] question regarding new release forms for models, photographers and contributors...

[Sir Tristen Sexwulf]

I am not a lawyer but I think the difference is "public" vs "private"  
event.

We are a private organization and our events are typically held on  
private or reserved property where the public is not allowed.

  If you decide to use a photograph without a release make certain it  
was obtained without trespassing on private property, that it does not  
violate an individual's right of privacy or publicity or that it is  
protected by a First Amendment use.
Releases are generally not required from people who are identifiable  
in a photograph of a street or public place, provided that the  
photograph is reasonably related to the subject matter and the  
identifiable people are not the focus of the photograph. An example of  
a permitted use would be a photograph of the Rockefeller Center Ice  
Rink that was used to illustrate a book about Rockefeller Center or  
about New York City attractions, even though many people may be  
identifiable.

Gleaned from this website: http://www.publaw.com/photo.html

All for Chivalry,

Sir Tristen Sexwulf
Earl Marshal of Æthelmearc
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efficio nihil.”
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On Nov 21, 2010, at 2:27 PM, Brad Boda d'Aylward wrote:
>
> I strongly doubt that the news crews covering the last rally between  
> the
> White House and the Washington monument obtained releases for the  
> several
> hundred attendants at that rally. Many of whom were recognizable in  
> the
> front rows et all.
>
> Brada