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> That's kind of creepy. > > Not seeing the photos, I don't know if the photographer had the right to take > them. If the kids were in a public place, a place where there is no > reasonable expectation of privacy, then there's nothing legally wrong with > doing so. > > Same with publishing them. Both the photographer and Google+ would have the > right to publish them as long as their images aren't being used for a > commercial purpose. I mainly just wanted to clarify this. It was my understanding and I wanted to make sure. [I was hassled a few months ago--as it happens by a parent--while shooting at the practice of an older youth soccer team. My guess is they were all in their late teens or early twenties. In this case I finessed it by saying that I was an amateur and that I just wanted to get better at shooting soccer. At the time I didn't think I was doing anything illegal, but I wasn't sure. I don't know whether there's any creepiness to this situation or not. Nothing was said about the nature of the site on which the photos have been posted--e.g., whether it features primarily photos of kids or the photos of the kids appear among photos of a range of subject types. > However just because it's legal doesn't mean it may not be in very poor > taste, especially if the gallery is one of these sick things filled with pix > of kiddies (not porn but still for the gratification of pedophile pervs). > > If it is one of those collections and the photographer refuses to remove > dad's kids then Google+ should. They own the site and they have no obligation > to allow this guy to publish anything he wants to on their site. Again, nothing was said about the character of the site, but my sense from a couple of responses to the post I forwarded is that Google is on the case. Regards, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA [email protected] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
