Re: Picture Book

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On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 09:56:52AM +0200, Nicu Buculei wrote:
> Doug Berry wrote:
>> A couple of other considerations: Release forms: I (not a lawyer) do 
>> not think we will need them. Under the Book version of the Copy Right 
>> Laws, there is the Fair Use Exception. One aspect of it is: if you go 
>> to a public event, where it can be reasonably assumed there will be 
>> photographers taking photographs, and you get your picture taken, you 
>> do not have a case. And there is always the quick aural release form, 
>> as long as you have a witness.
>
> I think we can abuse Paul here for asking the question to Red Hat legal.

If you're taking pictures of people specifically for inclusion in a
copyrighted work, as opposed to catching a random person in a
photograph who is not the subject, you do need a release form.  There
are examples of release forms all around the web that should suffice.

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