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Subject: [Leica] Is it illegal to post pics of people on subway?
From: bdcolen at comcast.net (B. D. Colen)
Date: Fri Aug 5 15:47:13 2005

Question - Why would you want to post photos that even you describe as "not
great pics" simply to make fun of people?

But to answer your question - you can display photos taken of people in
public places. And the subway is a public place.


On 8/5/05 1:11 AM, "Javier Perez" <summarex@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Everyone
> Had a legal question
> Becauiuse I've been on the morning shift all summer I've been taking the 
> DCS
> EOS to work and taking pictures on the way back. I've discovered that I can
> get some hillarious sneak shots of people I see sleeping on the subway.
> These are not great pics mind you. But they are kind of funny. I was
> wondering if it's legal to post these pics on my website.
> Javier
> 
> PS: I know it's illegal; to take pictures in the subway but that's another
> story.
> 
> 
> 
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