[Leica] kapoor sculpture in chicago

[ealadner at comcast.net (Eric Ladner)]

On Feb 23, 2005, at 10:12 PM, jon.stanton@comcast.net wrote:

> Perhaps had I set up with a tripod and long lens the situation might 
> have changed??

I've heard exactly that about the lone cypress--if they think you're a 
"professional" they'll try to stop you.

I think, from informal conversations with lawyers, that legally you can 
always _take_ the picture if the subject is visible to the public; it's 
what you can do with it that may be restricted. I've never really 
wanted to pursue the issue with an officious security guard, except 
once, when I was in fact working for the tenants of the building. Just 
as the guard was telling me it was forbidden to take pictures there (I 
was standing in a public street!), the secretary to the president of 
the company walked up and said,"Oh good you're still here! Can you get 
a shot of the side entrance, too?"

In these security-conscious days, what's legal and what's safe and 
practical may be very different, as some train photo enthusiasts can 
attest. One piece of advice someone gave me a few years back: "If you 
run away before they can break your legs, you can always come back and 
try again later!"

-EAL