Although I haven't heard *too* much about restrictions here in
Wisconsin, I have a tendency to agree with John...There are a lot of
people who think they know the law and bellow about restricting where
you can take pictures and who you can photograph.
One thing I find ludicrous, though, is this...Concealed carry has
recently been approved in Wisconsin and there has been much discussion
about what government buildings are restricted, particularly regarding
concealed carry in the State Capitol. Our legislators finally came up
with this gem: You can bring a firearm into the Capitol building and
even to the galleries where you can observe the Senate and Assembly,
*but* you can not bring a camera, either still or video, into those same
galleries. I guess they figure they will suffer more harm being
photographed than shot. :>]
John, do you have a plug-in that will automatically enter "ignorant
officious assholes" so you don't have to keep typing all those letters?
*(VBG)*
On 11/29/2011 2:41 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
From: Thibouille
The teacher asked to do some work about a legal issue concerning legal
rights of photographs use.
As he showed us a couple short movies on the topic and because I
believe that street shooting is indeed a fundamental of photography,
I'd like to know:
* the status of street shooting in your country, both on a legal and a
practical point of view (I know that often things are permitted but
some zealot thinks you shouldn't be allowed to no matter what the law
is) ?
Street shooting is legal in North Carolina, USA, but there *ARE* a lot
of ignorant officious assholes who think they know better.
* did the status of street shooting in your country change in recent
years (I'd say recent being last 15 years till today) ?
There are a lot more ignorant officious assholes today than there were
5, 10 or 15 years ago. The law hasn't changed.
* would you say there's a tendency to restrict photographer's rights
in your country and why/how ?
There IS a tendency to restrict photographer's rights. But it's not the
law. It's ignorant officious assholes think they have the right to tell
you what you can and can't do. Too many dumb-asses with an attitude that
anything that is not mandatory should be forbidden and it's their
god-given task to enforce it.
This doesn't need to be huge answers, really. But if you have any
legal reference in your mind, please do so
I just can't check legal status in 30 different countries myself, but
I'm very interested (and somewhat concerned) about this.
Thank you for your cooperation
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