Artist Release Form

Whenever an artist’s work is displayed in public, filling out an Artist release form is mandatory to prevent any legal hassles later. Consider for example a famous artist’s painting, a half hour episode of a famous comic, a photographer’s work that needs to be released in a magazine. In all such scenarios the artist/painter/photographer holds exclusive rights over his works and he needs to sign a waiver for them to be used by a third party. He/she also agrees to modifications and alterations in case the image needs to be printed or displayed on a billboard or a t-shirt or a mug. One he/she hands over the rights to the image he/she will no longer have a say in how it is used.

Sample Artist Release Form

I __________________________, hereby represent that I am the exclusive owner of the image and I grant ____________________________ the right to use the image in whatever way he/she might feel suitable for the purposes of publication and broadcast. I waive all rights over the image and understand that it might be cropped, altered or modified for the said purpose. I give permission for use, re-use, publish or re-publish, in whole or in part, in any medium for commercial, promotional or trade purposes.

Name________________________________________________________________________

Address ______________________________________________________________________

Phone no_____________________        E-mail address_____________________________

Image no______________________________________________________________________

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