Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/22

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Paris & Tripod
From: "Jean-Claude Berger" <jcberger@jcberger.com>
Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 23:50:28 +0200

No, this is a very ancient law but its application had been reinforced for
several years now under the government pressure to regain control over media's.
If you can't publish a photograph of somebody without a clearance, you can't
publish the picture of a politician in an unpleasant situation (for example,
President Mitterand with his natural daughter). Secondly, there is a juridical
philosophy in France that property is an extension of the person. So, logically,
you can't publish a property picture without the approbation of the owner.

All the best,

- --
Jean-Claude Berger (jcberger@jcberger.com)
Systems and RDBMS consultant (MCSE)
Lyon, France
http://www.jcberger.com

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>
> You can photograph anyone you like. It's the publication of those photos
> that's the problem-- whether it's for editorial or advertising. I don't know
> when the laws came into effect, but my guess is that it's relatively recent.
> I note, also, that many of Doisneau's famous "candid" photos were actually
> models posing. As for pictures in public places,  It's also illegal to
> photograph in the NYC subways.  Arthur
>