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Old 05-01-2008, 01:44 PM   #8
Erick Mead
 
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Re: Questionable Content

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Charles Scheid wrote: View Post
A couple times a year we have the odd seminar and we like to take pictures and post them --- requests that we not show any pictures of her teaching and we respect that.

But digital cameras are really cool and we've started taking some video clips. We've posted a few in the past but at the most recent seminar we got a number of really good ones. Some are perhaps valuable for studying. The catch is that this sensei sells videos of his teaching.

So where is the line here?
In most states of the the U.S. , the teacher owns the commercial use of his personal image, unless he has licensed it beyond the immediate appearance. Many states differ in the laws on use of such images for non-commercial or educational purposes -- so you need to check specifically on that in your state. If the appearance is at public invitation gathering then the venue is public. There is typically no legal expectation of privacy in any images from a public gathering, and they typically are public domain for noncommercial purposes. If used for commercial purposes then permission of any individual who is prominently featured is required. A paying seminar is not usually considered a public forum or venue. Unless the teacher is an employee of the dojo using them then the dojo does not usually own the images.

Cordially,

Erick Mead
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