Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Arche, Harvey wrote: > I'm very relieved to learn about the photographer's status, shooting in > public places. Now I know all I need is chutzpah, and not a lawyer on > retainer. I had gotten the impression that lawsuits in the 90's had > altered the legal landscape (not in the 'patriots don't take pictures' > sense) and that individuals had developed privacy priviledges on their > likenesses as private persons, regardless of being in public places. In > this I'm glad (sort of) to be mistaken. It is true in most but not all countries. Specifically, I am pretty sure that in France you have a presumption of privacy even in a public place. I therefore believe that I have several illegal images on my site, see e.g. http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_10alt8.jpg, but so far I have not received any summons from French lawyers, and if I ever do, then I have a French lawyer in my own family there ;-) Nathan -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog