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Subject: [Leica] Paris....Photos Illegal? Why?
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Tue Jul 15 22:07:01 2008
References: <1707A475-1148-4396-B25C-CA5D71D545A6@cox.net> <487CF95A.4090400@wanadoo.nl> <487D0651.3030409@san.rr.com> <C513CEC8-4978-4B20-8915-34D63BF8EDD7@pix-that-stimulate.com> <0DF01474-A333-4122-9C02-CBBE89EACAE9@cox.net> <8FBE6BFD-730A-47D6-ABF7-3616F9AF4B04@pix-that-stimulate.com> <BLU115-W191EF0A7BFCADDBBCAAC21828F0@phx.gbl>

Thanks for this link, Greg, which is the best article on the subject I  
have seen so far. For those who do not read French, it basically  
summarizes some recent court cases which indicate that the  
jurisprudence is moving to address the balance between the right to  
privacy and the right to artistic expression. Indeed, as Greg says,  
the image must be degrading or humiliating to the subject in some way.  
Of course, this still leaves a large grey area. For example, what if  
some of the couples I photographed are cheating on their respective  
spouses? Clearly, they would not be happy about the evidence of their  
infidelity being on the net. On the other hand, if you are cheating on  
your wife, then you would presumably not go smooching with your  
girlfriend in one of the most public places in Paris...

Amities,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
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On Jul 16, 2008, at 6:47 AM, Greg Lorenzo wrote:

>
> Here's a recent article (in French) on the subject from Le Figaro:
>
> http://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/20070827.FIG000000299_le_sacro_saint_droit_a_l_image_battu_en_breche.html
>
> It looks like the publication must be detrimental (to the subject)  
> to be illegal.
>
> To paraphrase Tina. No photos of women speaking and chewing their  
> food simultaneously.
>
> Greg Lorenzo
> Calgary, Canada
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