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Consent, care & safeguarding · Working

Material release

ELI5

A document granting particular permission to use supplied photographs, recordings, documents or other material.

Used in conversation

“Can you send the revised material release with the next version?”

Definition

A document granting specified permission to use supplied photographs, recordings, documents or other material.

Here “Material release” means: A document granting specified permission to use supplied photographs, recordings, documents or other material.

Pitch context

Use this in nonfiction pitches to separate what is known, accessible, ethical and structurally repeatable.

Why it matters: Distinguishes story, access, evidence, format mechanics and participant-care responsibilities.

Caution

Meaning and consequences may change by contract, collective agreement, territory or law. This entry is orientation, not legal advice.

Connected terms

  • Location releaseComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
  • Participant releaseComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
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