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Photographers only need to secure permission from subjects if the person is not in, or viewable from, a public place. If you don't have a reasonable expectation
by bnj 11y ago
Photographers only need to secure permission from subjects if the person is not in, or viewable from, a public place. If you don't have a reasonable expectation of privacy then there's nothing you can do about being photographed.
This is in the US and Australia, at least. There was some irregularity depending on state but AFAIK it's reasonably uniform terriotory now.
- vacri 11y agoThen I wonder why concert venues have press passes, if the photographers are working from a purely public place?
- seanflyon 11y agoAre concert venues public places?
- jasode 11y agoNo, they are not. (Unless the concert venue is on city-owned land such as a public park.) Grocery stores, shopping malls, and hotel lobbies & conference rooms are not public places either. The confusion about "public" stems from casual usage vs legal usage. casual: "I can't be seen in public without my makeup and bra." In this case, "public" just means the opposite of "not at home." legal: The boat dock is public property but the restaurant at the shore is private property. You can shoot photographs at the dock but if at the restaurant, if management asks you to leave because you're snapping photos, you are required to comply.