model consent form

[Sethseekstruth]

anyone got a link to one?

[who]

Here it is:

[Sethseekstruth]

seriously, isn't there a fill in the blank form I can get? and of course a guide to the 2057 laws

[ProjectNaked]

seriously, isn't there a fill in the blank form I can get? and of course a guide to the 2057 laws

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[Jon Clark - BANNED FOR LIFE]

If you can not afford to have your attorney write one for you then you don't need one...

[Andre]

Do a search on Amazon for Business and Legal Forms for Photographers. Then hop on over to Free Speech Coalition web site for 2257 stuff. But you should really use an attorney to help you with your 2257 forms.

[Jon Clark - BANNED FOR LIFE]

If you can not afford to have your attorney write one for you then you don't need one...

[interdan]

seriously, isn't there a fill in the blank form I can get? and of course a guide to the 2057 laws

Dude, its 2257 not 2057. You really need an Attorney.

[Shoehorn!]

Like everyone else has been saying, hire an attorney.

[fitzmulti]

Sadly, you're off by 200.
DEFINITELY get an attorney!

[Gaybucks]

Several have already said it, I'll say it a little more longwinded.

It's easy to say "Oh, I can get away without hiring an attorney."

What most new webmasters don't realize is that small, seemingly minor errors in 2257 recorkeeping can mean jail time (5 years/violation.) We've been in the industry for 6 years now, I read all of the new regs when they come out (the actual regs, not somebody's abbreviated version) and re-read them fairly frequently, we talk to our attorney on a regular basis about 2257, and I STILL have questions that come up for our attorney probably once a month.

Likewise, there are complex issues with the intersection of state privacy laws and federal 2257 regs, and if you just use a generic model release -- or even some of the boilerplate adult-specific releases I've seen floating around the web -- it probably won't address those issues, so you could run yourself into separate issues where complying with 2257 will require you to violate a model's privacy in some states... unless your release has the proper language to cover you.

Basically, if you can't afford a couple hour consultation with a competent adult industry attorney, you really can't afford to start in the biz. This is probably one of the most highly regulated industries out there, and you don't want to make a stupid mistake that will end up costing 5 years earnings to undo because you didn't invest in sound legal advice.

Not trying to be harsh, just trying to drive it home.

[Sethseekstruth]

Thanks for all the input. I'll research this a lot more.