I brought my camera to a parade, to take pictures of the parade scenes. Someone said, "what are you doing?" I said, "I'm taking pictures of the parade scenes." They said I can't take pictures of people without their permission.
I don't believe that for a minute...photography has been around since the 1800s, and if that were true, Kodak would have been sued years ago.
Is it illegal?
2007-09-16 00:59:55 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
like most things in police work or life in general. a decision is made from a totality of the circumstances. people in public have no expectation of privacy. especially if you're in a parade lol. if i take a picture of a building across the street, none of the ten people that got caught in the picture can make me delete it because they didnt want their picture taken. likewise its a different situation if that same building happens to be a hotel and i'm zoomed in someones room window.
upskirt photos and videos i'm not so sure about. for example, how many times have you seen a female bend over and seen the top of her thong? if a picture was taken of that, hard to say if thats illegal. i dont think it would be. some places like CA are making laws against this type of behavior
without specific a law to guide me. if a person complained about having there picture taken against there will and demanded action, i'd just get everyone's info and file a report. leave it up to DA if they wanna pursue charges or not.
2007-09-16 03:13:10 · answer #1 · answered by cuffem916 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If someone is out in public then they are in the "public domain" so to speak and they have not much defense at all. The only problem you might encounter is if you sold the pics for money. Now, a celebrity or a politician is is a different matter; photographers sneak shots of celebrities while in their own homes or on their own property because a celebrity is really a public figure and this puts them in a different legal category from a private person. But if anyone does not want to photographed in public by a casual photographer then they should not go out in public.
To use a picture containing recognizable likenesses of private individuals and to sell that picure commercially you would need to have a signed model release from every person whose face you can see in the picture.
2007-09-16 01:06:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, it is not illegal.
You can photograph anyone and anything that is in public and plain view.
The only thing you can not do, is photograph anyone or thing that would be considered private property or private areas, such as dressing rooms, with out the person or property owners consent.
The above information goes for both still and video photography.
To take this a bit further, most states have laws on the books that do prohibit audio taping someone in public with out their consent. All states, as it is a Federal law, prohibit audio taping of someone on the telephone with out their consent or a court order.
2007-09-16 01:11:17 · answer #3 · answered by Dog Lover 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No its not illegal. Over recent years people have been asked to ask other parents permission for example at school plays and sports days if they are taking pics of their own children just because its become the pc thing to do. But i watched a tv programme on it recently and it is not illegal just polite to ask permission in such events. As for taking pics at a parade, sure you can. Absolutely.
2007-09-16 01:06:54 · answer #4 · answered by andy n 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son is in special education. There class celebrated Halloween and parade the day before the rest of the school. A gentleman I never seen before, and did not have a child in my son class started taking picture of my son and I. I did wonder if he was doing this for the school or what? I did call the principle the next day the more I thought of it I was bother by it. I explain the situation to the principle and he seen the person two days in a row. He said he will talk to him he was a parent. I am just want my son and I to be safe.
2014-10-31 05:14:06 · answer #5 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolute hogwash. Do you think that celebs want to be caught topless on a beach? Or drunk, coming out of a bar?
If you are in public, anyone can take your picture.
2007-09-16 01:05:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Not normally, but it can be. I had some perv taking shots of specific body parts of me at the beach and someone saw the display on his camera while he was doing it. The sheriff said he won't be taking pictures there anymore.
2007-09-16 01:02:57 · answer #7 · answered by Tall Chicky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it is not only if you have a clean intention eg scenery and festivails or sight of a town or city you are not aloud invade someones personal space so it is only aloud if you are not a perv i dont know where you are from iam from ireland i heard that if you are on the sex iffenders list here you are not allowed own a camera or a computer. just touhgt you would like to know that=)
2007-09-16 01:10:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. But be careful. If someone does not want his picture taken, he might get testy.
People take photos at sporting events all the time. How would anyone get permission from 60,000 people at one time? Answer: not possible.
2007-09-16 01:03:57 · answer #9 · answered by regerugged 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
There is no expectation of privacy out in public, like at a parade. There would be, let's say, in a washroom. So click away.
2007-09-16 01:19:00 · answer #10 · answered by joeanonymous 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋