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Licensing

Model and Property Releases: When You Need Them and Why

Owning the copyright to a photo doesn’t give you the right to sell it if a recognizable person or private property is in the frame. Here’s the one question that decides whether you need a model or property release – plus the special cases (minors, crowds, tattoos) and what a good release must say.