Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net> Sent: Monday, September 20, 1999 20:19 Subject: Re: RE: [Leica] Re:Ask? > In schools in Oregon, the kids are required to have a > release form signed at the start of the year, just > for this very reason, to allow photographers to know > what kid's they shouldn't shoot because it would put > a child in danger. Releases have been necessary from the beginning, and many schools have been requiring them for decades at least. > At public events, the rule is off. If the kids are there, > they're likely not in danger. Why would a photograph taken at a public event be less dangerous than one taken elsewhere? Why would taking a photograph be dangerous at all? Parents usually know what their children look like, whether they have custody or not; they don't need photographs. -- Anthony