The Borat waiver form

Slate has posted a copy of what it says is Borat's release form.  Read it here.

Yahoo News has a discussion of the legal weight of these forms here:

"Generally these releases will hold up in court unless the person suing can prove that he signed the agreement under false pretenses or while incapacitated," said entertainment attorney Aaron Moss, who works for top L.A. law firm Greenberg Glusker. "Even if a participant was lied to, a court may find that the person should have read the contract and that if he didn't, it's essentially his own fault."

"It's a legal doctrine that says the contract supersedes the oral representation relayed," he explained.

Moss and longtime entertainment attorney Kevin Leichter — who has represented celebrities as well as major studios such as Warner Bros. — agree that they were not aware of any cases in which a consent form was deemed invalid. Generalized terminology strengthens these contracts, they said.

Lawsuits challenging such forms, Leichter said, "are not all that common. I think the reason is a well drafted consent form is a serious barrier to a lawsuit claiming lack of consent."

If that wasn't the case, Leichter acknowledged, TV reality shows would be slammed with more suits.

Read more here.