People captured in an event photography shoot

Just wondering if you are shooting for an event and captured people's faces and what not, do you need to have these people sign a Model Release Form? Imagine the amount of people you have to chase if you are shooting say a wedding or some kinda party where there are crowds of people...

Nope. Almost every arena or venue has similar statutes saying that upon entering the venue, you are under assumption of being photographed. As for a wedding, if you (attendee) think a model release should be signed you apparently think you are more famous than the person who invited you to their wedding as a guest! I do recall a post a while back where a person was attending a wedding who was a no-name model who was trying to shirk that lowly title and become a name. She had some contract where only "X" could own images of her. Made a big deal for a wedding photographer here I believe.

Still amazes me how much Americans think having their picture taken steals their soul or something. Where I live, people don't worry about such things and lead pretty simple lives. Litigation and worrying about such things is not a daily worry.

Have you had issues with spectators or "others" not allowing you to cover an event?

On my wedding contracts I have a section that states that the bride/groom should inform the guests that they will be photographed and their picture may appear in public. I've only had a problem with this once... where the sister of the bride was a model... much like what was stated above.

in the states, if you're in a public area in public (as opposed to a private area in public like a bathroom) then you have no legitimate expectation of privacy, and as such anyone can take pictures of you if they want. I often wonder how many vegas vacation photo albums I'm in from the time I spend on the strip.

I plan to shoot the Remembrance Day ceremony tomorrow for my local newspapers. So obviously I'd capture some faces of people in the crowd. Hence the question.

Once again, in the US, you even have more protection under the law if you are working for a publication than if you're shooting just for yourself or for a commercial application of your photographs.

Laws/rights only pertain to the jurisdiction in which they are administered. So it would be helpful if you stated the country your are working.

haha, yeah no kidding. Your profile location of "Third rock from the sun" doesn't quite narrow it down for us...

If it's for editorial usage, you're pretty much safe. You mentioned your shooting for a newspaper that should be no problem.