On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 17:35:02 -0600 Tim Atherton <[log in to unmask]> writes: > It's a very complicated are - as an > example - you don't need release for use if images of a person in a > magazine - it's "editorial" use. But you DO need one if that image > is on the cover of the same magazine, as it has been judged the cover is used > to advertise the magazine and so is "commercial" use. (and if you are > in Quebec, you can't use anyone's image for anything - news or > otherwise - without permission...!) While I don't know anything about Canadian law (which, I assume, would apply in Quebec) I find it very difficult to believe that a newspaper would need a signed release from a person addressing a political rally that was open to the public before it could publish a photograph depicting that luminary speaking. In addition, I would find it very strange if the law requires that the newspaper obtain a signed release before publishing a photograph showing identifiable attendees at a public political rally. In any event, an excellent discussion of U.S. law relative to the necessity for a model release can be found at http://www.baja.com/sensuousline/sline0799/mag4-6model_releases.shtml Thanks to Jim Moss for the URL that lead to this article. Happy trials. David David Haynes [log in to unmask] San Antonio ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).