Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]AS far as I am aware there are strict limitations on what you can do in private buildings in France. The basic point is that French Law has a very different take on privacy from that here in the UK or in the US, particularly as regards photos taken of celebrities and such like. However, it is still my understanding that you can take photos for your own non-commercial use, even to show to your colleagues on the internet (eg LUG shots) - provided that that doesn't cause a breach of the law in any other direction. The other issue is that you shouldn't exploit people by taking a shot and then selling it for millions without them getting a look in or having signed a release. It would probably have given HCB, Doisneau and others cause for concern. But what happens if you take a picture which subsequently becomes well-known over a period of time and you have no way of going back to the people involved? In any case the French are far too pragmatic to prevent tourists taking photos in most instances. I look forward to hearing what Tarek finds out. Peter Tarek Charara wrote: > Steve, > > Nathan has put some doubt in my mind. I will check the latest laws > tomorrow and inform you all, but as I said to Nathan, I haven't > delivered a consent to any magazine for the last 10 years and I haven't > heard about any collegues doing anything similar. I do ask for consents > when working fo commercial stuff. > > L'internet? Je ne sais pas... > > All the best from Paris! > > Tarek > > ------------------------------------------------- > Tarek Charara > <http://www.pix-that-stimulate.com> > > > Le 16 juil. 08 ? 01:02, Steve Barbour a ?crit : > >> >> On Jul 15, 2008, at 3:53 PM, Tarek Charara wrote: >> >>> Unless there is a new law out and I haven't heard about it, there is >>> nothing illegal with taking pictures in public places or outside in >>> France. There are restrictions to using these pictures for commercial >>> purposes, as in advertising or postcards and you would want a >>> consent. If it is for informative purposes (i.e. journalistic >>> purposes, news, articles and to a certain extent books...) there >>> should be no need for a consent. Same applies to private buildings or >>> buildings with a copyright on them. >> >> thanks Tarek... >> >> how about photos of individuals taken in public, for non-commercial >> use, and posted on the internet...? >> >> (statements have been posted on the internet, implying strict consent >> needed, seemingly at odds, though I have never read the French laws)... >> >> >> Steve >>> >>> >>> >>> Le 15 juil. 08 ? 22:19, Jerry Lehrer a ?crit : >>> >>>> Michiel, Steve, und Nathan, >>>> >>>> If those beautiful, innocent scenes are illegal, I wonder what my shots >>>> taken during the Algerian/ French/Police Riots in Paris would be? >>>> >>>> They show Paris police swinging batons and lead-weighted capes. Victims >>>> scalp, eyeballs hanging . Blood running down arms, through cobblestones >>>> and into sewer gratings. >>>> >>>> Several photo services refused to buy my pictures. They were B&W, >>>> taken >>>> with my Leica IIIf with 50mm Summicron on Tri-X >>>> >>>> I suggest that you should look up the Police Riots and the Algerian >>>> Riots in >>>> Wikipedia.(sp?) >>>> >>>> What makes your pictures illegal and mine unprintable? >>>> >>>> >>>> Jerry Lehrer >>>> La Jolla, California >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> All the best from the south of France! >>> >>> Tarek >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------- >>> Tarek Charara >>> <http://www.pix-that-stimulate.com> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >