 Earl Blansfield |
Model Releases for Professional Sports Hi, I just found this great site and decided to sign up. Question: If I attend a paid sporting event like a professional baseball game and shoot photos of some of the players, would I need their permission to sell those photos at shows or online? I appreciate your input! Thanks.
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Mark Feldstein |
Yes, by either the subject or their authorized agent. This is clearly commercial use of the image or likeness of an individual, regardless whether they're sports stars or not. Take it light. Mark
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BetterPhoto Member |
Earl, In addition to needing releases, be sure and get league permission, as they have very strict rules and controls in place to manage how photos from their events are used.
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John Tremblay |
not an answer but a related question: What about race cars? Do model releases still apply - you cannot necessarily make out faces, however - there is definitely property involved. Then, there's the question of the advertising on the side of the vehicle - would the sponsors not want all this publicity? Just a thought...
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Daniel Cripe |
I'm a little confused- I thought that the rule of thumb was that pictures of people in crowds or public settings (e.g. a sporting event) do not require model releases and are essentially free game. But I suppose pro athletes have essentially copyrighted their image. So where do you draw the line? Are college and high school athletes free game?
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BetterPhoto Member |
You could give the photos free to someone and then ask them if they would like to make a donation to your company. Donations are right-offs
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Maria Melnyk |
Hey everyone, this is a question along the same lines. We all know we need model releases for recognizable people in photographs, but what if you have a dozen or even 25 recognizable people in a photograph? Do you need model releases from all of them? What's the "number-of-people" limit? I'm submitting a few photographs to a magazine, and I need to know. Thanks.
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