Legal Question in Entertainment Law in New York

Re: Film law

Even if you shoot people in public locations, it is generally a good practice to secure releases whenever possible unless these people are unrecognizable in the crowd or play an insignificant role in the background of the scene. While you may not be obligated to provide them copies of your film, depending on who they are and the circumstances of filming, if they choose to assert rights of privacy/publicity or the like, they may be able to request copies through legal process after they have seen themselves in your film. This is probably unlikely but since you asked the question if it is theoretically possible ... .

This reply is in the nature of general information, is not legal advice and should not be relied on as such.