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I’m sure there is but my question is why, in general, most photographers’ contracts give such broad and absolute rights of photographs to photographers?
Other than perhaps wedding or personal family portraits, I think the default practice and contract for photographers is for models to essentially sign their life away and give up all rights to photographers?
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I have EVERY photographer I work with now sign an NDA and a photo release form that states the photos may not be shared via a public or private online or in-person platform, they may not be edited after the fact, they may not be duplicated and at no point may they be used to generate revenue.
Know your rights. Always.
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Especially in the case of a Emily Rat, she had an agent. I think the modeling industry has matured enough that Agents and Agencies ought to do more to prevent overly broad model consent forms.
One simple solution: I hope all the high powered ex supermodels and even Emily Rat get their big name modeling agencies w high power lawyers to simply draw up a new Standard Model Consent Release form and publish this new more limited consent form free-online with a Industry endorsement so that any starving model, whether represented by Agent or not can feel safe about using the Modeling Industry endorses limiter consent form.
For example, many professional rental associations post free rental applications, leases, Airbnb contracts, etc.
Sure you can blame young models for being stupid for not reading what they’re signing but there’s plenty of predatory (as well as professional/ethical ones) photographers who ll bury some gotcha clause that some overly naive or desperate model will sign just to get the gig.
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That's actually a great idea. However, standard verbiage for contracts can already be found online. Having a template would be nice, but I think the real challenge is raising the level of consciousness surrounding these ventures in the first place.
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She may not be happy about it, but it will probably make her more famous.
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Too bad she didn’t hear about this release earlier. She could have pullled a Bella Thorne and released some pics on OnlyFans and made a quick $2 mil in a week.
MsTC- good for you that you were clever enough to assert your photo consent rights. You’re right about the need for awareness for young models. However, that’s gotta come from this supposedly “woke” and “metoo” culture of today be having Entertainment Industry and establishes veteran models and talents to create a go-to sight for young models to go in order to easily read about their rights/privacy hazards; and obtain a sample contract. Maybe like the one you mentioned you used.
Seems so simple and inexpensive to put together and maintain, especially for some big Entertainment Union or Agency. Who knows, maybe something like this already exists but young talents done know that it’s there or where to look.
Lastly, we haven’t yet heard from photographers yet? I wonder what their perspectives are on the use of Emily Rat’s nude pics 8 years after original photo shoot ? What are photographers’ defense of such absolute and perpetual right to use/publish models’ pics? How badly would it hurt the Photographers’ business if as default models gave publishing consent to a specific timeframe (say 2 Years) and to a specific project (ie a specific magazine, advertising, book or commercial)?
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Too much reading. 
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Even yours is tl;Dr
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Actually the way US Copyright Law is written, the photographer that takes the photographs owns the copyright to the photos unless otherwise stated in writing.
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Screen shot from Google.
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There is a caveat with that. Photographer needs to register and put in the meta info showing that they took the pics with their gear. In an age where smart cameras can move around data files, pics can be uploaded into a camera and made to look like they were on there originally, to the uninitiated.
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Not exactly true. Photo does not have to be registered for copyright.
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