Form for releasing my rights to photos

OviV · 12th of November 2004 (Fri)

I did a shoot for a client's event where the agreement was that I would hand them a CD with all the pictures and give them rights to reproduce the pictures as they saw fit. Does anyone have a sample form that I can use for this purpose?

Thank you,
Ovi

NGrinerPhoto · 12th of November 2004 (Fri)

Once you give them the negs or high res images on CD... you're giving up the rights.

OviV · 12th of November 2004 (Fri)

Yes but a lot of places will not print the pictures for them unless they have a release from the photographer.

steven · 12th of November 2004 (Fri)

Just because you have the CD with high res images does not mean you have the right to reporduce them.
If that were the case all those music CDs I've copied would be leagal

NGrinerPhoto · 12th of November 2004 (Fri)

I worked at a lab when I was in college. If you had negs (or CD), I would print the photos. If you had a print with a copy-write on the back I would not scan and print it without a letter signed by the photographer stating that it was okay to reproduce.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I do believe that it is legal to copy a CD for personal use.

robertwgross · 12th of November 2004 (Fri)

When you get the text form ready to sign, get a blank to refer to the number that is burned into the spindle area of the CD-ROM. That is the legal way to refer to the images of that one CD-ROM and no other.

Further, and this may be possible, I saw such a form where the photographer had tiny thumbnail images printed at the bottom of the form. That, also, pins it down to those images and not some others.

---Bob Gross---

OviV · 12th of November 2004 (Fri)

Thanks Bob. I was going to specify the range of picture numbers.

Ovi

12th of November 2004 (Fri)	#1
OviV Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 1,113 IMAGE EDITING OK	Form for releasing my rights to photos I did a shoot for a client's event where the agreement was that I would hand them a CD with all the pictures and give them rights to reproduce the pictures as they saw fit. Does anyone have a sample form that I can use for this purpose? Thank you, Ovi __________________ 5D, 40D, Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX, Sigma 15MM Fisheye,17-40 L, 24-105 L, 50 1.8, Tamron 28-75 2.8, Sigma 70-200 2.8, 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS, 100-400 L, 300 F4 L, 580 ex, Sigma 500 Super DG Flash x 2, too much other stuff to list.

12th of November 2004 (Fri)	#3
OviV Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 1,113 IMAGE EDITING OK	Yes but a lot of places will not print the pictures for them unless they have a release from the photographer. __________________ 5D, 40D, Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX, Sigma 15MM Fisheye,17-40 L, 24-105 L, 50 1.8, Tamron 28-75 2.8, Sigma 70-200 2.8, 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS, 100-400 L, 300 F4 L, 580 ex, Sigma 500 Super DG Flash x 2, too much other stuff to list.

12th of November 2004 (Fri)	#4
steven Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 568	Just because you have the CD with high res images does not mean you have the right to reporduce them. If that were the case all those music CDs I've copied would be leagal __________________ 1Ds Canon Lens 16-35mm L, 24-70mm L, 28-135mm IS, 50mm II, 70-200mm L ISf2.8, 100mm Macro, 100-400mm L IS Sigma Lens 180mm Macro

12th of November 2004 (Fri)	#7
OviV Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 1,113 IMAGE EDITING OK	Thanks Bob. I was going to specify the range of picture numbers. Ovi __________________ 5D, 40D, Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX, Sigma 15MM Fisheye,17-40 L, 24-105 L, 50 1.8, Tamron 28-75 2.8, Sigma 70-200 2.8, 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS, 100-400 L, 300 F4 L, 580 ex, Sigma 500 Super DG Flash x 2, too much other stuff to list.

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12th of November 2004 (Fri)	#2
NGrinerPhoto Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbia, MD Posts: 462 IMAGE EDITING OK	Once you give them the negs or high res images on CD... you're giving up the rights.

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robertwgross Cream of the Crop Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: California Posts: 9,462	When you get the text form ready to sign, get a blank to refer to the number that is burned into the spindle area of the CD-ROM. That is the legal way to refer to the images of that one CD-ROM and no other. Further, and this may be possible, I saw such a form where the photographer had tiny thumbnail images printed at the bottom of the form. That, also, pins it down to those images and not some others. ---Bob Gross---

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