[LRflex] Re: For Ted... and everybody else....
- From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@xxxxxxx>
- To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 11:45:08 -0700
Douglas offered:
>> BTW, Ted, does the same apply when shooting on a private site - e.g. the
VW complex in Wolfsburg - would I have to get a release from VW?<<<<<<<
Douglas,
If you were contemplating selling them for any kind of advertising venture
I'd have a release for sure. That means you have to go to the PR people and
ask for the release, they in turn will want to know what you are going to do
with the pictures. Then it's a yea or nay situation.
However, if you were writing a story, "in the positive vain" say for a
magazine or newspaper I don't think a release would be required and VW would
be only too pleased to sign off a release if you should ask. Maybe?
But what happens is, some day you get a call asking "do you have pictures of
the VW site?" You respond positive and sell the photos innocently without
knowing exactly how they will be used. unless you make sure in what
publication and how they will be used and what kind of story they will be
illustrating?"
Let's put it this way, it's a very negative story about VW. Their CEO and
staff become ripping mad over the allegations. Be assured your ass is going
to be in a sling particularly if the story is negative and not quite the
absolute truth. If you don't have a release or depending on the story and
you do have a release. Even then you could be in trouble particularly if
it's not putting VW in a good light!
I'm sure hundreds, if not thousands of pictures are taken every year by
visitors, that's no problem as long as the finished images aren't used for
anything more than happy snaps of the visit. However! :-)
Unless of course they're bought by the ad agency doing VW ads, then make
sure you are paid mega dollars for their use. :-) That's cool! :-)
ted
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