RELEASE
For good and sufficient consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, I the undersigned, hereby give irrevocable permission to the American Kennel Club, its affiliates, clients, assignees, and licensees to use my name and/or the likeness in photographs, portraits, pictures, video footage, television, and all reproductions thereof in any form whatsoever, completely or in part for any production of the American Kennel Club or is affiliates, its clients, assignees and licensees; to copyright such productions; to distribute such productions publicly in any manner whatsoever; and to issue and authorize publicity concerning such productions.
I agree that all photographs, portraits, pictures, video footage and all reproductions thereof in any form whatsoever (“the Materials”) of myself named above used and taken by the American Kennel Club are owned by them and that the American Kennel Club is the owner of all copyrights in same. I acknowledge that I have no right or interest in the Materials, nor any right to nor any interest in any copyright therein. If I should receive any print, negative or copy thereof, I shall not use or authorize its use by anyone else, except with the express written permission of The American Kennel Club.
I agree that the Materials use need not be submitted to me for approval and that AKC, its affiliates, licensees, agents and assignees and other working for it or on its behalf shall be without liability to me for any distortion or illusionary effect resulting from the use of the materials. I hereby waive any rights and any and all claims arising under the Visual Artists Rights Act, 17 U.S.C.106A, and any comparable state or local law, as amended from time to time, with respect to the Material. I further agree that I shall have no claim to any compensation.