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From: "Glen"
Subject: Another Photographer's Rights Question
Hello everyone,
There is a nearby city festival planned for next month, which will feature
some nationally know recording artists performing in public, and there is
no admission fee for the event whatsoever. Since the performance is
viewable from public sidewalks, and there is no restriction on viewing the
event, and no fees are charged to the public, can I photograph this event
and put the images on my personal web space?
My understanding is that the act of photographing is fine, the act of
publishing (this includes a website) is where you can run afoul of things.
There seems now to be a presumption of misdeeds in society at large. If you
are shooting, it will probably be presumed that it is for profit. I know
people have a hard time dealing with my appearance (SHUT UP NORM!!) when I
am out shooting, as it is often with big cameras, or big lenses.
While I have never really been verbally assaulted, and never told to pack up
and go home, it wouldn't surprise me if the attitude was different in a less
laid back locale than the one I live in.
William Robb
