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I have a few photographer friends and this is my understanding of US, at least New York, law as well. It has to do with the dreaded "reasonable expectation of
by berbec 8y ago
I have a few photographer friends and this is my understanding of US, at least New York, law as well.
It has to do with the dreaded "reasonable expectation of privacy". Walking to the local corner store, you have no sane belief you wouldn't be photographed.
The part I think is a little silly is the paparazzi with telephoto lenses shooting into the window of a hotel from a quarter mile away. Technically, it's a public space because the window was open. Doesn't matter it's the 37th floor and the photographer is several blocks away; since anyone looking into the window could see what the photographer took, it's fair game.
- lunchables 8y ago>The part I think is a little silly is the paparazzi with telephoto lenses shooting into the window of a hotel from a quarter mile away. Technically, it's a public space because the window was open. Doesn't matter it's the 37th floor and the photographer is several blocks away; since anyone looking into the window could see what the photographer took, it's fair game. I agree, the whole "if it is visible from a public place it is fair game" thing seems a little crazy. I think the argument is "do you have a reasonable expectation of privacy" and if you are standing in front of a window, would you? I certainly do not assume so, but I also don't live on the 37th floor. But if I can see out a window then someone can see in. I think if I was famous enough to have the paparazzi photographing me I would just get tinted/mirrored/something windows that I could see out but they couldn't see in.