There seems to be a diffenrence between the right to photograph and the right to publish photographs. Normally publishing photographs of a minor requires a permission from the parents.
In a democracy the judge/jury must consider balancing the rights of "free speach" for the media/photographer against the rights of the persons being photographed. This is not always easy. To examine this it is probably a good idea to study the different cases, which has gone through the legal system over a period of time. Again, the local journalists unioun may have som good material on the subject, Jens Bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 15. august 2005 04:27 Til: [email protected] Emne: Re: The Photographer's Rights On 8/14/05, E.R.N. Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Juan Buhler wrote: > I have taken numerous pictures on playgrounds and nobody has EVER given > me a funny look let alone attitude! I guess people are only paranoid > about men. (But I've never noticed anyone taking note of my husband or > my father taking pictures in public places where kids are, either -- > perhaps it's regional?) > > ERNR I take photos of kids all the time, though usually on the street, rarely at playgrounds (except for my own kids). I can only remember one incident when anyone made a comment. There's a fountain in a square downtown that spurts up from ground level. In summer, kids are often seen playing in the spray. I was photographing a couple of children frolicking in the water, and a lady came up to me and asked, "Did you get the parents' permission to take their photos?" To which I answered, "I don't need their permission, this is a public space and I have the right to take anyone's photo I want. In any event, the parents are over there, they've seen me taking photos, and they didn't say anything, so I suppose they're all right with it." She scowled and left. OTOH I would expect that if I stood in a playground or near a swimming pool photographing kids, I'd be asked to stop in short order. A sad commentary on the state of the world... cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
