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Video and photo appearance release template (US)
A general template under US law. Laws differ from state to state, so check it against your state's law or with a lawyer licensed there. We are not a law firm and do not give legal advice.
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Appearance Release
For the production or project known as Project Name (the "Project"), by Producer Name, at Producer Address ("Producer"):
1. Permission
I, Person Appearing, allow Producer to record my name, image, voice and appearance on Recording Date at Recording Location, and to use those recordings in the Project.
2. Use
Producer may edit the recordings and use them in the Project and in its advertising on Allowed Media, in Territory, for Duration of Use. Use for endorsing a product beyond the Project requires my separate written consent.
3. Pay
In return, I will receive: Payment or "No Payment; I Agree Voluntarily". Producer is not required to use the recordings.
4. Ownership
Producer owns the recordings. I will not claim ownership in them, and I understand my right of publicity is licensed only as this release states.
5. Sensitive Content
The Project will not show me in a false or sexually explicit way. If a recording may be altered with digital tools to create a likeness of me in scenes I did not perform, Producer needs my separate written consent, describing that use.
6. Claims
To the extent the law allows, I release Producer from claims for privacy, publicity or defamation based on uses this release permits, except for uses that are false or outside what it permits.
7. Age
I am at least 18 years old, or my parent or guardian signs below. Some states require court approval or other steps for certain contracts with minors.
Name: Person Appearing
Address: Person's Address
Signature: Person's Signature
Date: Signing Date
Parent or guardian name, if under 18: Parent or Guardian Name
Signature: Parent or Guardian Signature
Date: Parent Signing Date
Governing state: Governing State