Dont read this. It's rather long and boring (no offense meant). On Saturday 25 February 2006 17:06, Abhishek Daga wrote: > Net laws havent come from outer space (no pun intended). They are a > logical evolution of existing "Real world" laws. > > The example is actually a pretty good one. Colleges, if aided by the > state are then public places. Anything subsidized by the state is a > public place therefore by visiting such a place you have waived off > your right to privacy. > > And if you sue anyone for taking such pics and posting on the net, > then the judge/tribunal will wonder WTF were you doing saying > cheese/mayo to the camera.... > > Also, if i am not mistaken, by law, all photographs are copyright of > the photographer (unless explicitly waived) even if you pay them to > take the pic. > > Putting it all together, you never really had a right to start with. > neither of privacy nor to the photo. > > -abhi
What he means is, if you dont want to be photographed then stay inside your house, close all doors, windows, blinds. And don't directly interact with the outside world. :) -- Dinesh A. Joshi -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
