Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve, the other day Greg Lorenzo posted a link to an article in Le Figaro about recent cases: http://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/20070827.FIG000000299_le_sacro_saint_droit_a_l_image_battu_en_breche.html Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Jul 17, 2008, at 6:44 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: > > On Jul 16, 2008, at 11:35 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > >> It is a grey area, Gene. French privacy laws are very strict. >> Basically, even for non-commercial use and even when the person >> photographed is in a public place, you are not allowed to publish >> their images (without their consent) if they depict the persons in >> a delicate situation of some sort (I think the language in the law >> is more like humiliating). So pictures of people smooching probably >> fall into a grey area. Recent French case law, as referenced here >> on the list yesterday, does seem to shift the balance somewhat >> towards the photographers. > > > > thanks Nathan... do you have access to the French law, in French? > > > Steve >