The new forums will be named Coin Return (based on the most recent vote)! You can check on the status and timeline of the transition to the new forums here.
The Guiding Principles and New Rules document is now in effect.
Do My Homework [Deals with Law/Ethics]
An-D
EnthusiastAshevilleRegistered User regular
EnthusiastAshevilleRegistered User regular
Not really do my homework, but I would like a second opinion. The question is as followed:
"The newspaper’s advertising department used models for a series of photographs with
appliances a few years ago. Some of the photos were later used in ads. Each of the
models signed a standard release form giving the newspaper the right to use the photos in
the furniture ads.
In looking over the pictures recently, Dianne Herschel, an account executive, found
one of an extremely obese person. She wants to use the picture in an ad from the Davis
Dieting Center. Her ad manager says this is all right because the paper always has
models sign release forms."
The way I understand it, if a release form is signed, than the newspaper would own the photographs and can use them for whatever they may desire without notifying the models (provided its not for anything illegal). Is this correct? I want to say this is fine, but I have the feeling that my teacher is trying to trick me somehow.
"The newspaper’s advertising department used models for a series of photographs with
appliances a few years ago. Some of the photos were later used in ads. Each of the
models signed a standard release form giving the newspaper the right to use the photos in
the furniture ads.
In looking over the pictures recently, Dianne Herschel, an account executive, found
one of an extremely obese person. She wants to use the picture in an ad from the Davis
Dieting Center. Her ad manager says this is all right because the paper always has
models sign release forms."
The way I understand it, if a release form is signed, than the newspaper would own the photographs and can use them for whatever they may desire without notifying the models (provided its not for anything illegal). Is this correct? I want to say this is fine, but I have the feeling that my teacher is trying to trick me somehow.
An-D on
0
Posts
Not to revert back to my high school days, but this teacher is a bitter, condescending woman who hates debate and who has decided that the best way to teach is through bullying. It is because of the four of her classes or so that I have considered changing my minor just so I wouldn't have to put up with her. She's just awful. An awful human being.
This question was more along the lines of 'does this violate the privacy of the model(s).' By signing the release form, they passed up any power they had over the use of the photographs within the agency.
That's my thought on it, anyway.
If the release hadn't specified "in the furniture ads," one could make the argument that the models possibly signed a model release designed for stock photographs, in which case they would get paid a flat fee and the photographer would be free to do what they want with the shots.
It works much the same way for music licenses, so I'd be willing to bet this is right on the money.
So to me that answers itself. It states clearly what they signed releases for. Unless you dig way deeper and find some legal loophole or some shit, but to me its pretty clear on the surface that the models didn't sign releases for the photos to be used for anything, it says it was for the furniture ads.