LAWYERS!!

Another big boost came as I have gotten lawyers, through Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts!!
Samantha Gerlovin of Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP, will be representing me and they are specialists in media law. very nice. Each new institution that signs on makes the project more real and gives it weight! I hope it will continue to snowball from here. I think the stores will also feel more assured knowing that they won’t have to face any legal issues.

Just had my first and very interesting meeting with Samantha. It raised some new questions, particularly about the documentary aspects of the project -- if I want to make a documentary, later , that seems to be different legally, than simply transmitting people live, and also if i am cataloging images that anyone can access on the internet. Also its different if someone is expressly interviewed, versus having a casual or spontaneous conversation.
What constitutes an interview and when would i have to get permission from people, or at least make them aware that they are being recorded?

Happily, I don’t need permits.