Re: Photography and the Law

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>, The One 
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>"Chris H" <chris@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>, The One
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>>>"Marcus Fox" <please-reply-via-newsgroup-th@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> I'm referring to English Law.
>>>>
>>>> I'm aware that the current laws on photography permit anyone to
>>>> photograph
>>>> anything as long as it's in a public place (subject to the exclusions
on
>>>> photos of children at the beach and security installations.
>>>>
>>>> What is the case as regards photography in places where the public
are
>>>> generally permitted, but may or may not have to pay entry, or have
the
>>>> owners refuse to admit them for any reason. Assume that photography
is
>>>> not
>>>> expressly prohibited, what is the situation should someone end up
being
>>>> in
>>>> your photo but object to having their picture taken? Places like
>>>> supermarkets, hotels, swimming pools, museums, down at your local
pub,
>>>> etc
>>>>
>>>> What is the situation regarding "model releases"? I understand that
they
>>>> are
>>>> required for commercial photography, but aren't newspaper photos
>>>> considered
>>>> as such? I'm sure Fred West (and other infamous individuals) didn't
have
>>>> to
>>>> sign permission before the Sun could publish his "perp. walk".
>>>>
>>>> Marcus
>>>>
>>>
>>>Generally in public places, people can F off, its my camera I can take
>>>what
>>>I please with it.
>>
>> Mostly but not always.
>>
>>>If people don't like it then they have every oportunity to
>>>stay inside all day, or run for cover when they see my lens.
>>
>> Correct.
>>
>>>I use the right
>>>to roam laws fully, often jumping into farmers fields at dawn, as far
as
>>>i'm
>>>concerned they can sod off.
>>
>> With that attitude you will get arrested... Behaviour likely to cause a
>> breach of the peace etc
>>
>>>I've been to numerous catherdrials which insist of you paying a
copyright
>>>fee, for photographing inside. Again I never pay and take photos
anyway.
>>>There is no such thing. A church albeit sacred is a public place so
again
>>>they can sod off.
>>
>> It is NOT a public place at all. It is private property . They have
every
>> right to prosecute you. It is your sort of attitude that ruin's it for
the
>> rest of us.
>>
>
>The church my friend is open.

1 I am not your friend.

2 ALL churches/temple etc  are private property and the owners (ie the 
church/temple officials)  can impose any entrance or photographic 
restrictions they choose.


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