Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/22

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Subject: [Leica] Photojournalists and permission
From: pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)
Date: Fri Apr 22 03:36:37 2005
References: <00af01c545d0$60508150$6501a8c0@ccapr.com>
 
Feli,

> 
> Ok, so let me se if I really understand this.
> 
> a) In the USA, anyone in a public place is free game to be photographed.
> 
> b) But, if the individual is recognizable in the shot, there are 
> certain caveats
> to selling then image.

as I understand UK law, anyone in a public place is "fair game", subject to 
issues of decency and there not being any legal injunction on photographing 
them 
(eg the children of some public figures for example).

Peter Dzwig
In reply to: Message from bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen) ([Leica] Photojournalists and permission)