Posted by Larry in AZ on 06/28/07 18:59

Waiving the right to remain silent, "koblesky@gmail.com"
<koblesky@gmail.com> said:

> I am an employee at a Fortune 100 company. I went around the world
> shooting video of our employees at work. Legal insists I get releases
> from everyone in the video. Others say if they are employees you
> don't need a release.
>
> The video is for B2B and will be shown sometimes to a few clients, and
> sometimes at Trade Shows. It is not retail.
>
> Anyone had experience with this? The problem with getting releases is
> twofold:
>
> One - shooting around the world, there are a lot of people in the
> shots - its a hassle.
> Two - Typical of large corporate video with executive involvement -
> gets delayed a lot. I can get releases, edit changes, wait, etc...it
> is 4-5 months - and by the time people have quit! So do I need to
> edit them out, etc..?
>
> thanks ahead of time anyone with advice.

Your staff of lawyers are atempting to prove their inflated worth by doing
what lawyers are trained to do best - obfuscate and delay, while creating
mounds of paperwork.

I'd bet that your company's employment contracts and handbook stipulates
that employees agree to such releases in advance by accepting employment.

Just have a look at the employee handbook.

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Larry Jandro
Video Engineering & Equipment Rentals
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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