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Many older shooters went out of business. At least one committed suicide.
Big headlines about "raids". Even back then, those "inspections" cast a shadow on the photo/videographer or studio.
AEBN put in a paralegal Dept for over a year - which kept everyone on the up-and-up, nonetheless.
We had 3-page model releases for years, which were stupid, because that got far more invasive than just age.
The one thing that someone should clarify: If a model from Europe or Asia or even South America or Canada, travels to the US, can a US photographer shoot with them?
Under the most strict reading of 2257, the model needs a "US ID". To me, that went beyond age verification, to a definition of "working" in the US, which in itself is not permitted with a Tourist Visa.
If you consider "shooting" as "working," with a payment or not, and in the US, earning less than $500 (or is it $600) is the threshold for reporting earnings from any specific company in a calendar year.
That has always been vague for me.
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