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I don't think the point is "family video." I think the point is "viral tik tok video." And it seems like we've been here before. Monetized entertainment is monetized entertainment.

https://www.quora.com/Do-you-have-to-sign-a-waiver-or-other-...

There's a reason that appearance releases are a thing.

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Legally, I believe the only time you actually need a model release is if you are going to use the image in advertising. I am not a lawyer, and if you want the real answer you should probably ask one. But the answers to that quora question look wrong to me. Note that I am talking about the US, the rules may be different elsewhere.

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