KAITLIN X COCO ROCHA

Miniseries on the law and business of modeling, filmed live at Coco Rocha Model Camp with Kaitlin Puccio and Coco Rocha

#1: What say should a model have on how much money an agency spends on her behalf?

#3: What is the difference between model managers and talent managers, and how can having both lead to contractual difficulties?

#5: What should models do when they want to get out of an agency contract?

#7: It’s okay to turn down opportunities that are not right for your future career.

#9: You have the right to turn down modeling jobs that make you uncomfortable.

#11: The difference between a model agent and a model manager is sometimes not captured in your contract.

#13: You should not turn over your rights as a parent to your child’s modeling agency.

#15: Why models cannot form a union, and how they might be able to in the future.

#2: What happens to any money owed to or by a model when leaving an agency?

#4: Why is it necessary to explicitly carve out other business ventures from modeling
contracts?

#6: Do modeling agencies pay for a model’s work-related expenses?

#8: Who owns the image copyright when a model is photographed?

#10: You are responsible for yourself at a photo shoot, not your manager.

#12: You must ensure that you understand the financial terms in modeling contracts in order to stay out of debt.

#14: Look not only at the words of a contract, but look at who is behind the contract.