Is a Model Release Required if the Models are Paid for a Photo Shoot | QOTD

Question of the Day: Is a model release required if the models are paid to do a photo shoot or video shoot?

If you don’t have a model release, you can’t use the images from the photo or video shoot for marketing purposes. You still own the copyright. You can take and edit the images, but without the model release, the scope of what you can do with the images is limited if the model is identifiable. The model has rights to their image and of publicity that remain fully intact without a model release.

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