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Dangerboy
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I'll try to be brief,I have a webpage and sell non-pornographic videos (wet-tshirt etc.) I paid a model to participate in a non-pornographic video. She agreed, and the video was filmed after she was paid. I now sell that work of video on my website and also display images from the video on the site. Now the model has had a falling out with an associate of mine, and is basically saying to me "thanks for the money,now take down my pictures and stop selling the film since you didn't get a release." I have always been told that, I, as the photographer am the owner of the material (copyright), as long as she knew she was being filmed, was a willing participant and knew that this would be displayed on the net and also sold, I did not need a release signed, as I was not using any material produced by her. This would be the case whether I paid her or not. So, do I have to take her pictures down from the site, or stop selling her video? Mostly I've heard that I'm fine becuase this not a "Hidden Camera" type of situation. I just want some more opinions.