Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]yes i could but i wont simon - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Johnny Deadman" <lists@johnbrownlow.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 1:15 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] laws for people photography > Could you name one of these countries? > > Canada is the only country I am aware of where there is any such issue. > The Privacy Commissioner has expressed concern about municipalities or > law enforcement using widespread surveillance cameras but that > certainly doesn't mean there aren't any. There are lots. Moreover there > are explicit exceptions within the privacy guidelines for artistic and > journalistic endeavors. > > France and Quebec have stiffer privacy laws than other places but this > only applies to the publication of photographs NOT the taking of them. > > John Brownlow > > > On Friday, March 7, 2003, at 05:25 AM, animal wrote: > > > Some background.The technology now exists to video a street analyze > > faces in > > "real time" and id everybody.In some countries it was decided to outlaw > > this.So there you need somebodies consent before recording him or her > > or > > their belongings. > > To call these laws fascistic just shows ignorance. > > Worse even one could argue the opposite > > that countries that dont have these laws, > > usually the same which are not prevented by law to screen their > > citizens > > mail be it electronic or conventional, > > do not allow a free press anymore in war zones and even have a policy > > of > > active disinformation are > > at best operating under some sort of martial law. > > sorry for the ot > > simon > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html