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Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

So what's the deal with model releases? Are they just a courtesy?

Well, not "just a courtesy", but clearly not always necessary either. There's more gray than black and white in the case of model releases. Do paparazzis who lurk in the bushes outside of restaurants require model release forms before they can sell pictures to the Enquirer for publication? Do any of us get model release forms from the people we photograph at theme parks before we post them to the web - although we know that a third-party company makes a profit every time those pictures are downloaded?

Here's a decent web page addressing the question.

But as far as copyright goes - it's the photographer, not the subject.