Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Photos needed!

[Ann Zabaldo (zabaldo]

Hi all —

Just for fun I did a quick google search of my name + images and came up with 
some references to me in print along w/ a few rather unflattering photos of me. 
 Can I sue?  Just for the unflattering ones?  :-)

Who would I sue?  How would I even mount a suit?  In this day and age of us 
tagging each other in photos, people uploading images to FB, etc. I’m wondering 
how people can keep their images in their control?

BTW — to Fred’s point about photos on cohousing websites — I so totally agree 
w/ him.  At Takoma Village we have maximized photos w/ people — only two photos 
on the public side of the website are w/out people.  
http://www.takomavillage.org

Completely off topic … my search turned up another unexpected bit of 
information:  an ANNE ZABALDO, 70 years old, living in Palo Alto, CA.  I’m 
totally wigged out by this.  Not just the name — altho’ that caused me a minor 
myocardial infarction —  but she’s just 2 years older than moi.  She’s related 
to someone named DEREK Zabaldo.  My nephew’s name is DARRELL Zabaldo.  I think 
I might need some valium …

Best --

Ann Zabaldo
Takoma Village Cohousing
Washington, DC
Member, Board of Directors
Mid Atlantic Cohousing
Principal, Cohousing Collaborative, LLC
Falls Church, VA
202.546.4654

I plan to live forever.  So far so good.   Steven Wright


> On Feb 17, 2019, at 9:44 AM, Philip Dowds via Cohousing-L <cohousing-l [at] 
> cohousing.org> wrote:
> 
> We’re now entering the land of Deep Fuzzy.  What you’re asking about is a 
> “model release” or “photo release” (you can search those terms on the Web), 
> and it’s really complicated:
> 
>  •  Only recognizable likenesses are protected by personal and privacy 
> rights.  But what’s recognizable?  A person shot from behind?  A person shown 
> in silhouette?  If the face or body is blurry due to the speed of an action 
> shot, is it recognizable?  An arm is probably not recognizable, but what 
> about an arm with a distinctive tattoo?  Recognizable by whom?
>  •  If both photographer and subject are in public space, releases are not 
> normally required.  But when either photographer or subject is on or in 
> private property, things can be different.
>  •  Releases are not normally required for a photo taken and displayed for 
> personal satisfaction.  But if a photo is being used commercially, a release 
> is probably required (if the photo contains recognizable likeness and 
> involves private property).  But … what’s commercial?  Advertising a product 
> or service is surely commercial.  But how about exhibiting in a gallery photo 
> contest?  Or illustrating a point during a lecture?
>  •  Finally, the details of the rules can vary from State to State.  And the 
> rules for minors tend to differ from the rules for adults.  Is the website 
> photo that’s legal to show and view in Montana also legal to show and view in 
> New York?
> 
> I am neither a professional photographer nor an attorney, and so I am 
> completely unqualified to offer advice to anyone about this.  The formal 
> official answer I see most is, It’s always safer to obtain a release.  But if 
> you asked me to make a guess, I would guess that very, very few of the photos 
> currently shown on either the Coho/US or community websites are backed up by 
> written releases.
> 
> Philip Dowds
> Cornerstone Village Cohousing
> Cambridge, MA
> 
> mobile: 617.460.4549
> email:   rpdowds [at] comcast.net
> 
>> On Feb 17, 2019, at 7:56 AM, Dick Margulis <dick [at] dmargulis.com> wrote:
>> 
>> On 2/17/2019 7:46 AM, Fred H Olson wrote:
>> 
>>> My impression is that images on cohousing websites tend to be
>>> of spaces in cohousing without people present. Since cohousing
>>> is ultimately about people using those spaces, I urge taking
>>> pictures with people.
>> 
>> Does anyone have a simple blanket release form that you use so that you can 
>> include people in group photos and candid photos without have to keep going 
>> back to them for permission and without having to worry about whether they 
>> are still part of the community? Ideally this would be something that could 
>> be used in a routine way, sort of like the pro forma confidentiality form 
>> you sign when you go to a doctor's office the first time.
>> 
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