Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 1/29/02 12:05 PM, "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > Hi Bryan, > >> prohibit [taking pictures in private places] > > What can they do to prohibit me? What exactly does prohibit mean? Can they > physically take my camera from me or even remove the film and keep it, or > even the camera? Can they only ask me to not do it? What, exactly CAN they > do to prohibit me? > > Austin > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html Austin, They can do anything that any private property owner can do on their own property, once the offender has been asked to leave and refused. The situation is really no different than if someone came onto your front lawn and began exercising their 'right' to speak and ignored your requests to stop. They can ask the offender to leave and if he/she refuses they could have the individual removed for trespassing. Trespassing can lead to criminal prosecution (virtually every U.S. jurisdiction has some sort of trespassing statute) and could also result in civil actions. I suppose that there could also be civil (and possibly criminal) actions for circumstances which interfered with the conducting of the business. Once removed, the offender could also be denied admittance in the future. As for taking a photographer's film, that is unlikely, although it's not inconceivable that some sort of civil action could lead to an injunction preventing its use - and certainly preventing its use for any kind of profit. Bryan - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html