Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oh boy....I hope la gendarmerie never visit my web site. Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On May 30, 2013, at 10:34 PM, philippe.amard wrote: > Le 30 mai 13 ? 21:40, Nathan Wajsman a ?crit : > >> As far as I know, in France the laws were tightened following the death >> of Princess Diana in 1997, since it was widely assumed that the driver >> was speeding to get away from the paparazzi. > > > This is what the penal code says (2002) > http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCodeArticle.do?idArticle=LEGIARTI000006417929&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006070719 > > In short and from the jurisprudence/case-law resulting from the country's > highest court(s) : > > You can shoot if the person agrees, so far so good. > You can be jailed and fined if you "steal" a photo - up to one year behind > bars, and over U$60,000. > > The same applies for publication. > > There are exceptions and the whole thing is linked with the idea of > "privacy/the right to a private life (civil claims can then be brought): > > - Shooting a policeman arresting someone is presumably allowed (no pun > intended) as it is in the course of his/her official activities AND the > event can be assessed to be important for the sake of information/public > life and protected as such by the freedom of the press acts/bills. > - Shooting the same cop driving back home afterwards is forbidden - as she > is now a private individual with a recovered right to privacy - unless the > hero has given you leave to. > > The right to privacy becomes extinct on a person's death - with some > exceptions - as a harm can no longer be suffered. > (morals: keep your Paris negs or files and wait ....) > > French PJs will end up being trained lawyers with a camera ;-) > > Ph > > > One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to > the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. > NO ARCHIVE > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >