Quote: I understood you did not have to have releases for animals.
If you are photographing animals out into the wild, you do not need a release, but if you photograph an animal that belongs to somebody and you use the image for commercial usage, then you do need a release.
Quote: More questions- Why do AP photographers shoot people and not get releases for them - or do they get everyones name in a crowd?
Newspapers photographers, artists and others who create something using animals, people and things - where is the line as to what you need to get a release?
The line is drawn on commercial usage. Editorial or "News" usage is NOT considered commercial usage and therefore no release is needed. Any other usage is considered commercial and a model release is required for humans and a property release is required for animals that are owned by a human.
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