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UnseenWorld · 05-31-2001, 11:30 PM

I'm a content provider. What are the details?

Do you just want to take some video, pay the gals once for being in front of the camera, and then put them up on a site? Or do you want to pay royalties? I never do the latter, but some people like to do it to buy down the up front payment.

(At this point, I need to mention I'm not an attorney. I'm just a bit better informed than the average citizen on this sort of thing.)

Of course, if you get into a royalty agreement, you will obviously have to be doing special bookkeeping to know how much to pay, you'll be making periodic payments, and a whole bunch of other stuff that I for one don't want to mess with.

I just pay the girl to get in front of the camera. Once the shoot is over, she's paid, she goes away, and that's the end of it. If a girl insists on royalties, she's not going to be working for me.

Anyway, a royalty agreement will require a contract to make its structure clear, and you'd best visit an attorney even if you find one on the Internet somewhere. Why? To check it against local law and your particular needs, and so that your attorney can draw one up that doesn't violate anyone's copyright. (Oh, yes, contracts are copyrighted material. Why wouldn't they be?)

Whether you go the royalty route or not, you always need two things when doing nude photography: 1) a release allowing you to use the photography (and I use the term "photography" inclusively to include video); 2) age documents proving that the models/actors were 18 years of age or older. (It can be argued that non-pornographic nudity doesn't require the age documentation, but most attorneys recommend getting it to cover your ass.)

You can draw up all kinds of releases, but the only kind I'd consider using is one in which the model gives up all rights in exchange for a fee. If you want the model to have some sort of use of the product for her own purposes (career promotion, to make a little site for herself, etc.), I'd say draw up a limited agreement outside the release; don't build it into the release. And make it limited in term and with some escape clauses for yourself in case she uses it in a way that affects you adversely.

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05-31-2001, 11:30 PM
UnseenWorld Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Portland, OR, USA Posts: 5,279	I'm a content provider. What are the details? Do you just want to take some video, pay the gals once for being in front of the camera, and then put them up on a site? Or do you want to pay royalties? I never do the latter, but some people like to do it to buy down the up front payment. (At this point, I need to mention I'm not an attorney. I'm just a bit better informed than the average citizen on this sort of thing.) Of course, if you get into a royalty agreement, you will obviously have to be doing special bookkeeping to know how much to pay, you'll be making periodic payments, and a whole bunch of other stuff that I for one don't want to mess with. I just pay the girl to get in front of the camera. Once the shoot is over, she's paid, she goes away, and that's the end of it. If a girl insists on royalties, she's not going to be working for me. Anyway, a royalty agreement will require a contract to make its structure clear, and you'd best visit an attorney even if you find one on the Internet somewhere. Why? To check it against local law and your particular needs, and so that your attorney can draw one up that doesn't violate anyone's copyright. (Oh, yes, contracts are copyrighted material. Why wouldn't they be?) Whether you go the royalty route or not, you always need two things when doing nude photography: 1) a release allowing you to use the photography (and I use the term "photography" inclusively to include video); 2) age documents proving that the models/actors were 18 years of age or older. (It can be argued that non-pornographic nudity doesn't require the age documentation, but most attorneys recommend getting it to cover your ass.) You can draw up all kinds of releases, but the only kind I'd consider using is one in which the model gives up all rights in exchange for a fee. If you want the model to have some sort of use of the product for her own purposes (career promotion, to make a little site for herself, etc.), I'd say draw up a limited agreement outside the release; don't build it into the release. And make it limited in term and with some escape clauses for yourself in case she uses it in a way that affects you adversely. There are many places to get information on what you need. Here's one I created: http://www.girlsdotcom.com/nude/thelaw.htm ------------------ Producer of truly original teen/young woman-oriented adult content at Wonders of the Unseen World