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  • Are you planning to license rights or the photos to other parties?
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YOU as the photographer never need a model release. It is the end user who is going to publish the image, and potentially violate the model's rights, who needs the release. You as the photographer cannot violate your own rights as the model.



If you were to license the image to a publisher they could/would need a release signed by you as the model.



Edit: if you get a model release it either needs to be a release (waiver of rights) to you if you are going to publish the image, or it needs to be transferable to the final user who is going to publish the image.






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    This is not a legal advice!!!



    If you want to license the image (to magazine, stock agency, etc.) yes, you need model release. You as model should sign it to yourself as photographer.






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      Generally model releases have nothing to do with copyright
      – mattdm
      46 mins ago










    • Of course I am not a lawyer, but my understanding is MR is used to avoid legal problems from site of end client. Maybe this is the reason I make connection with copyright :)
      – Romeo Ninov
      30 mins ago






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      Yes, legal problems, but not copyright.
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    YOU as the photographer never need a model release. It is the end user who is going to publish the image, and potentially violate the model's rights, who needs the release. You as the photographer cannot violate your own rights as the model.



    If you were to license the image to a publisher they could/would need a release signed by you as the model.



    Edit: if you get a model release it either needs to be a release (waiver of rights) to you if you are going to publish the image, or it needs to be transferable to the final user who is going to publish the image.






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      YOU as the photographer never need a model release. It is the end user who is going to publish the image, and potentially violate the model's rights, who needs the release. You as the photographer cannot violate your own rights as the model.



      If you were to license the image to a publisher they could/would need a release signed by you as the model.



      Edit: if you get a model release it either needs to be a release (waiver of rights) to you if you are going to publish the image, or it needs to be transferable to the final user who is going to publish the image.






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        YOU as the photographer never need a model release. It is the end user who is going to publish the image, and potentially violate the model's rights, who needs the release. You as the photographer cannot violate your own rights as the model.



        If you were to license the image to a publisher they could/would need a release signed by you as the model.



        Edit: if you get a model release it either needs to be a release (waiver of rights) to you if you are going to publish the image, or it needs to be transferable to the final user who is going to publish the image.






        share|improve this answer














        YOU as the photographer never need a model release. It is the end user who is going to publish the image, and potentially violate the model's rights, who needs the release. You as the photographer cannot violate your own rights as the model.



        If you were to license the image to a publisher they could/would need a release signed by you as the model.



        Edit: if you get a model release it either needs to be a release (waiver of rights) to you if you are going to publish the image, or it needs to be transferable to the final user who is going to publish the image.







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            This is not a legal advice!!!



            If you want to license the image (to magazine, stock agency, etc.) yes, you need model release. You as model should sign it to yourself as photographer.






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              Generally model releases have nothing to do with copyright
              – mattdm
              46 mins ago










            • Of course I am not a lawyer, but my understanding is MR is used to avoid legal problems from site of end client. Maybe this is the reason I make connection with copyright :)
              – Romeo Ninov
              30 mins ago






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              Yes, legal problems, but not copyright.
              – mattdm
              28 mins ago










            • @mattdm, will edit my answer
              – Romeo Ninov
              25 mins ago
















            3














            This is not a legal advice!!!



            If you want to license the image (to magazine, stock agency, etc.) yes, you need model release. You as model should sign it to yourself as photographer.






            share|improve this answer



















            • 2




              Generally model releases have nothing to do with copyright
              – mattdm
              46 mins ago










            • Of course I am not a lawyer, but my understanding is MR is used to avoid legal problems from site of end client. Maybe this is the reason I make connection with copyright :)
              – Romeo Ninov
              30 mins ago






            • 1




              Yes, legal problems, but not copyright.
              – mattdm
              28 mins ago










            • @mattdm, will edit my answer
              – Romeo Ninov
              25 mins ago














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            This is not a legal advice!!!



            If you want to license the image (to magazine, stock agency, etc.) yes, you need model release. You as model should sign it to yourself as photographer.






            share|improve this answer














            This is not a legal advice!!!



            If you want to license the image (to magazine, stock agency, etc.) yes, you need model release. You as model should sign it to yourself as photographer.







            share|improve this answer














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            • 2




              Generally model releases have nothing to do with copyright
              – mattdm
              46 mins ago










            • Of course I am not a lawyer, but my understanding is MR is used to avoid legal problems from site of end client. Maybe this is the reason I make connection with copyright :)
              – Romeo Ninov
              30 mins ago






            • 1




              Yes, legal problems, but not copyright.
              – mattdm
              28 mins ago










            • @mattdm, will edit my answer
              – Romeo Ninov
              25 mins ago














            • 2




              Generally model releases have nothing to do with copyright
              – mattdm
              46 mins ago










            • Of course I am not a lawyer, but my understanding is MR is used to avoid legal problems from site of end client. Maybe this is the reason I make connection with copyright :)
              – Romeo Ninov
              30 mins ago






            • 1




              Yes, legal problems, but not copyright.
              – mattdm
              28 mins ago










            • @mattdm, will edit my answer
              – Romeo Ninov
              25 mins ago








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            2




            Generally model releases have nothing to do with copyright
            – mattdm
            46 mins ago




            Generally model releases have nothing to do with copyright
            – mattdm
            46 mins ago












            Of course I am not a lawyer, but my understanding is MR is used to avoid legal problems from site of end client. Maybe this is the reason I make connection with copyright :)
            – Romeo Ninov
            30 mins ago




            Of course I am not a lawyer, but my understanding is MR is used to avoid legal problems from site of end client. Maybe this is the reason I make connection with copyright :)
            – Romeo Ninov
            30 mins ago




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            Yes, legal problems, but not copyright.
            – mattdm
            28 mins ago




            Yes, legal problems, but not copyright.
            – mattdm
            28 mins ago












            @mattdm, will edit my answer
            – Romeo Ninov
            25 mins ago




            @mattdm, will edit my answer
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