"Joel" <Joel@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> ray <ray@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:13:37 -0600, Joel wrote:
>>
>> > ray <ray@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:09:39 +1100, Rock wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm looking for a good small pocket camera, (not the SLR
style)which
>> >> > will take good crisp reasonably hi resolution stage shots of
shows.
>> >> >
>> >> > Naturally good ****trait shots as well.
>> >> >
>> >> > Another concern is battery charging (I like the usb + power idea)
>> >> > good size storage card to hold a few hi res shots)
>> >> >
>> >> > I am in Sydney Australia so will buy here or going to
>> >> > Singa****e,Europe,US soon so maybe buy there if much cheaper than
>> >> > Sydney.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks for the help
>> >> >
>> >> > rock
>> >>
>> >> You might also want to check copyright laws since it is illegal to
>> >> photgraph many stage performances.
>> >
>> > There may be some kind of rule, permission, guideline etc. but
>> there
>> > shouldn't be no LAW to be illegal. Example
>> >
>> > - Rule or Guideline - no flash to some s****t which may cause problem
to
>> > players (like baseball, tennis etc.), fighters (like martial arts)
>> >
>> > - Permission - no running around during performance, no professional
>> > equipment.
>> >
>> > Other than that there should be no law to be illegal. Or it
>> depends on
>> > the one who runs the show, not by LAW.
>>
>> All right - I guess we have a matter of semantics. For example, a
>> publi****ng house can legally prohibit photos during presentation of any
>> plays for which they provide performance contracts.
>
> That is possible, just like I can prohibit people not just to photograph
> inside my house but to step inside my house. But that is privacy not
law.
I don't know what country you are from, but in the US any performance has
an
automatic copyright, usually belonging to the producer. Although at some
performances you are permitted to take a photo, you may not use the image
for most commercial purposes without permission of the holder of the
copyright. For the very same reason you may not take a picture of me and
use
it for commercial purposes without my permission. However, if I was a
"public figure" and the image was to be used for newsworthy purposes, the
rule might be slightly different. I would prefer not to get into a complex
explanation of copyright law however, the rule of thumb as sketched above
is
a practical rule to follow. As for your privacy statement, there is no
Constitutional right to privacy. Privacy rights, to the extent they exist,
are judicial rules that can vary in different jurisdictions.
--
Peter
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