Posted by jack in scaesar.com
If we do "man in the street" interviews, what is the law about signed releases?
It's my understanding (as someone who isn't a lawyer) that a signed release form is required or the interviewee has the right at any time to claim that they never gave permission for the interview to be used in a podcast and file suit against you. It's always a good idea to get the release signed BEFORE the interview takes place as well, for obvious reasons.
If you don't have release form with you, haviing the interviewee simply write a statement that you interviewed them on such and such a date and they give you permission to use the interview for blah blah blah then sign that statement is better than nothing. If worse comes to worst then start the interview with a verbal statement of a similar nature: "Hi, this is so and so and I am doing this interview with so and so on such and such a date with the full knowledge that it will be used for blah blah purpose and I give my full permission for this." Or something like that.
Again, I'm not a lawyer and I'm just going by what I've read and heard. Check with a lawyer before you take my word on it. (This is what is known as a disclaimer!)
Craig
If you don't have release form with you, haviing the interviewee simply write a statement that you interviewed them on such and such a date and they give you permission to use the interview for blah blah blah then sign that statement is better than nothing. If worse comes to worst then start the interview with a verbal statement of a similar nature: "Hi, this is so and so and I am doing this interview with so and so on such and such a date with the full knowledge that it will be used for blah blah purpose and I give my full permission for this." Or something like that.
Again, I'm not a lawyer and I'm just going by what I've read and heard. Check with a lawyer before you take my word on it. (This is what is known as a disclaimer!)
Craig
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