Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jul 15, 2008, at 3:53 PM, Tarek Charara wrote: > Unless there is a new law out and I haven't heard about it, there is > nothing illegal with taking pictures in public places or outside in > France. There are restrictions to using these pictures for > commercial purposes, as in advertising or postcards and you would > want a consent. If it is for informative purposes (i.e. journalistic > purposes, news, articles and to a certain extent books...) there > should be no need for a consent. Same applies to private buildings > or buildings with a copyright on them. thanks Tarek... how about photos of individuals taken in public, for non-commercial use, and posted on the internet...? (statements have been posted on the internet, implying strict consent needed, seemingly at odds, though I have never read the French laws)... Steve > > > > Le 15 juil. 08 ? 22:19, Jerry Lehrer a ?crit : > >> Michiel, Steve, und Nathan, >> >> If those beautiful, innocent scenes are illegal, I wonder what my >> shots >> taken during the Algerian/ French/Police Riots in Paris would be? >> >> They show Paris police swinging batons and lead-weighted capes. >> Victims >> scalp, eyeballs hanging . Blood running down arms, through >> cobblestones >> and into sewer gratings. >> >> Several photo services refused to buy my pictures. They were B&W, >> taken >> with my Leica IIIf with 50mm Summicron on Tri-X >> >> I suggest that you should look up the Police Riots and the Algerian >> Riots in >> Wikipedia.(sp?) >> >> What makes your pictures illegal and mine unprintable? >> >> >> Jerry Lehrer >> La Jolla, California >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > All the best from the south of France! > > Tarek > > ------------------------------------------------- > Tarek Charara > <http://www.pix-that-stimulate.com> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information