If I wanted to submit a photo for a competition, do I need a model release?
What would be the consequences if I didn't obtain one?
What would be the consequences if I didn't obtain one?
radedward said:What would be the consequences if I didn't obtain one?
VINCE123123 said:first issue - does the competition organisers require one?
vince123123 said:second issue - yqt brought up a relevant issue, I add that the situation he is evisaging is probably not so much whether you have a model release, but whether you have the rights to enter it in a competition. If you have the copyrights, then all is good. If not, then you'd need a license from the copyright owner.
radedward said:It's good to know all of these
So, those people who take candid shots and submit them for competitions do get their subjects to sign model release before they submit them?
What about children and teenagers? I remember seeing people who have won for pictures with children. Do you have to go through the parents for a model release?
On one hand, I understand the need for these safeguards
On the other hand, it seems kind of sad that you have to bury yourself in paperwork just to take part in a simple competition.
moral of the story: stick to landscapes! :bsmilie:
After 43 threads asking about model releases in singapore... we still haven't come to a conclusion...nemesis32 said:I dun think your statement is true. Model release is still required i believe in Singapore.
AReality said:After 43 threads asking about model releases in singapore... we still haven't come to a conclusion...
nemesis32 said:I dun think your statement is true. Model release is still required i believe in Singapore.
leon said:I wonder how far you need to go to get releases.
What say your shot includes a part of a crowd (passersby that you regard as background), and you have release(s) for the main subject(s). The photo is among the winning entries, and gets published. Can someone sue you out of the blue for having their faces published as a winning photo in a comp without their specific release?
Can be tough!
radedward said:So, those people who take candid shots and submit them for competitions do get their subjects to sign model release before they submit them?
What about children and teenagers? I remember seeing people who have won for pictures with children. Do you have to go through the parents for a model release?
BENEDIUM said:Can anybody tell me if magazines like Juice and Teenage are vulnerable to legal action when publishing event coverage or street shots without signed model release form?
LEON said:What say your shot includes a part of a crowd (passersby that you regard as background), and you have release(s) for the main subject(s). The photo is among the winning entries, and gets published. Can someone sue you out of the blue for having their faces published as a winning photo in a comp without their specific release?
vince123123 said:well, I've always asked those who stick to their guns that model releases are required in Singapore how they arrive at that conclusion, and every time, no response was forthcoming....
so lets do it again..why do you say that it is still required? any authorities that we can refer to?
blurblock said:I guess model release is something the organisor, the photographer and the model wanted to be protected under laws of contract.
Even though Model Release is not mandatory like in the US where it is mandatory for a release form should the subject includes a human portrait. I think it is still apporiate for any party to insist on a model release, just to protect themselve from any backfire
anyway we are going off topic. to answer the original poster, it would largelydepend on the contest terms and contidions..
radedward said:Well, there is no mention of a model release in the T&C but is there such a thing in other competitions. I've never seen it before and I'm asking because I'm curious.
Can you imagine if you had to get a model release for the protraits you shot on something like the canon 1 day shootout?
I understand the rationale behind a model release. Covering one's ass.
Just feel a bit sad about it though