[Leica] Re:Leica]Paris....Photos Illegal? Why?

[images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)]

At 06:20 PM 7/16/2008, you wrote:
>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.

As far as I'm concerned, when people appear in public - on the street 
or any other public place - they have given up any rights to 
privacy.  It is not exploitation to photograph and sell any public 
scene.  If it were, all photojournalism would be exploitation.  I 
agree that some photography is exploitive when it invades someone's 
privacy; however, as long as the published photos are not falsely 
pejorative, any photo taken in public should be allowed and any 
profit made from the photos is totally irrelevant.

Tina

Tina Manley
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