i-Phone App image/ Model Release

In model release requirements for i-phone app image, Tod Seelie is concerned whether he should have a release or not and Nancy Wolff who specializes in intellectual prperty law, responds to him. Nancy mentions that it is very good of his part to be concerned and have these questions. As Tod had mentioned whether he should or should not have a release placed Nancy said "Until state law is drafted with digital media the law that is already written, if you are interested inlicensing images for a slide show, there is less risk of a claim under some state's publicity laws if you have a release for the images". With that said it has answered most of Tod's questions, even though Tod was just going to use images for the i-Phone app he shuld have a back up and still have the release as a backup.


A model release, known in similar contexts as a liability waiver, is a legal release typically signed by the subject of a photograph granting permission to publish the photograph in one form or another. The legal rights of the signatories in reference to the material is thereafter subject to the allowances and restrictions stated in the release, and also possibly in exchange for compensation paid to the photographed.