Make the people who submit photos agree to a legal document before posting. This would make them responsible for the content they submit and would ideminfy you of any wrong doing. Gather their IP address, date, time of submission and log it to a file, that way you have some documentation to back.
Sample Document
Quote:
When submitting photos or movies you agree to the following:
?I will only submit my own amateur photos or movies.
?I state that I am the copyright owner of any photos or movies I submit.
?I will not submit photos or movies downloaded from other sources.
?I will not submit photos or movies with website URLs.
?I will not submit photos or movies with copyright notices.
?I state that all subjects appearing in my photos or movies are at least 18 years of age.
?I will provide the necessary documentation and identification to prove any subject
is 18 years of age if requested.
?I give permission to the owners of SITE NAME to use any photos or movies
in any manner without any expectation of compensation.
?I am aware that the owners of SITE NAME reserve the right to remove any photo
or movie for any reason.
All photos, movies and comments express the views of the user posting the material
and the owners of SITE NAME will not be responsible for their content. By posting any photos,
movies or comments you are stating that you accept absolute and full legal responsibility and
liability for its content. You also state that you will indemnify the owners of SITE NAME should it
be determined that you are not the actual owner of any photos or movies you have submitted.
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