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I wasn't really thinking about regretful models, I was thinking about rape and sexual assault victims. I don't have any firsthand knowledge about any of this stuff, but I imagine that a signed model release and verfied Government ID falls under contract law. I have no idea about how the law would deal with a situation where a model recinds their consent. My guess is that would have to be dealt with in court. However, I do think requiring signed releases and verified Government ID might have prevented the case mentioned in the post... not the rape or sexual assault, but putting the video online, which would have caused even more pain and suffering on the part of the victim.


Right, the point of releases is to separate those who were assaulted from those who were not. Without releases these two groups can appear the same, making prosecution difficult.




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