Tickling Video Copyrights -- I'm serious!

[territickle]

I have a hobby in which I collect videos
and computer multimedia files of guys ages
18-23 being tickled. No sex. No porn.
No nudity. NO MINORS. Some of the guys are
tied up in some of the videos...And I'm
female

Each guy contributing to my collection received good payment for each video. No
formal, written agreements ever accompanied
video transfer; the guy produced and I paid.
Every time. Simple as that.

On several occasions, I made Real Video
excerpts from some of these videos, to which
I assumed I had implicit rights barring any
formal written contracts to the contrary, and
made them available for download from a website that I maintained. Again...no minors..no nudity...no sex...no porn...just
pure tickling in many different situations.

Am I legally able to do this barring any
prohibitive contract? Do I maintain the
rights/copyrights to these videos and
other multimedia as the bonafide purchaser?

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

My response:

Well, this one got my "funny bone" in a tizzy. Anyway, you still need model releases if you plan on making the video's public. It's one thing to play them for private viewing; it's another when using them for public performance.

Does "Tickle Me Elmo" get you going?

IAAL




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