Currently the Coffee shop at work have asked me if I want to frame any of my photographs to hang on the walls of the shop for decoration and also as a mini-gallery of people's work to sell.

As I said I'd help out and submit some piccys to them, and possibly take some more in the future for them to display/sell, I've found myself in the murky world of Copyright law.

Due to the type of photos I'm likely to be supplying (the shop is part of a group of three venues where live bands, performances and events take place - and they'd like to have pictures from various events up) I'm wondering about Model Release forms. I'm going to assume that if I'm selling photos via the shop then I will need a release for each (recognisable?) human face in them?

Is there anywhere on the web where I could get a Model Release form to download and adapt? Or is there any standard wording that needs to be on it?

I also need to look into the legalities of photographing performers too. If I have permission from the venue and they have informed the performers of photography would that cover me to be selling the images I take? (unless it's mentioned in the performers contract?) Or would I need to get something like a Model Release form signed by the performers/manager? And would the images then be legally mine to sell as photographer, or the venues as those who have the permission from the performers to have the 'professional' (not that I am in any way professional) photography?

Dunno if anyone on here would know anything about this, but thought I'd throw it out there

Can't vouch for this doc but you'll find all types of sample forms here

http://www.beyond-the-lens.com/pdfs/Appendix.pdf

Page 18 etc for model release.

HTH

Cheers, will take a look!