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Street Photography. Your Rights
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Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:47 amby Mal
I know that this topic has been discussed many times, but this is a very clear legal perspective on the debate.
The following article by Andrew Nemeth LLB, is a detailed analysis of the legal issues surrounding street photography in NSW Australia.
Originally created in response to objections to my Sydney Unposed photo project, it's written from a photographer's perspective, and the emphasis is on what rights shooters have (and don't have) when it comes to candid photographs of people.
http://www.4020.net/unposed/photorights.shtml
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Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:10 amby Glen
Mal, great article, thank you for posting it
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Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:13 amby Alpha_7
Thanks Mal, I'm flat out at work but I've bookmarked it for later reading.
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Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:29 amby meicw
Very interesting read. Thanks Mal.
Regards
meicw
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Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:50 amby sydneywebcam
Great article, very detailed and informative. Perhaps anyone doing street, beach or just any public place photography should carry the summary with them in their bag at all times...you never know.
http://www.4020.net/unposed/rightssumma ... rights.pdf
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Paul.
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Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:03 amby sirhc55
Excellent - have downloaded the two page pdf for printing and will have it in my wallet at all times.
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Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:06 amby robw25
excellent reading ... thank you for posting
cheers rob
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Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:07 amby firsty
thanks for that
I have just printed a couple of double sided copies of the pdf and put them in my camera bag... hopefully I won't need them
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Tue Feb 21, 2006 2:43 pmby Jonas
Great link Mal.
I wonder how QLD differs from NSW? I would assume basic concepts like copyright, public vs private place etc would be the same.
Anyway, it gives us a bit of ammunition if we decide to stand our ground when confronted by a rent a cop or other in a public place.
Jonas
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Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:07 pmby Killakoala
I too did what everyone else did above.
I also added my name to the Aust Law Reform Council public list for info and releases on the changes to the Privacy Act 1988. The link was near the end in the article.
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Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:12 pmby Mal
Killakoala wrote:I too did what everyone else did above.
I also added my name to the Aust Law Reform Council public list for info and releases on the changes to the Privacy Act 1988. The link was near the end in the article.
I didn't notice this when I read it the first time.. Great idea I have now signed up for it as well.
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Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:16 pmby nito
Good read. Its a right, to photograph candids of strangers, but also cautious with regards to abusing that right. Well balanced article.