Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey B.D. - I got the 200+ figure from something the browser was telling me; I have no idea what it was reading. It would flicker in and out at the bottom of the window; maybe it was counting the thumbnails too. I'm very relieved to learn about the photographer's status, shooting in public places. Now I know all I need is chutzpah, and not a lawyer on retainer. I had gotten the impression that lawsuits in the 90's had altered the legal landscape (not in the 'patriots don't take pictures' sense) and that individuals had developed privacy priviledges on their likenesses as private persons, regardless of being in public places. In this I'm glad (sort of) to be mistaken. Perversely, I loathe and furiously resent having MY picture taken by strangers! Many thanks for the mini-seminar on the legal/ethical parameters. So, can we expect a book? And maybe a discount? Cheers Arche >Hi, Arche - First, it's about 115, not 220 - and I'll be editing it down to >about 80 images - in fact I've got a former Magnum editor doing an edit on >it for me. As to the model release - the subway is a public place, and as >such there is no legal expectation of privacy. I can shoot, I can display, I >can publish. What I can't do is sell the images for commercial purposes such >as advertising. And I can't use them for editorial or news purposes that >don't accurately convey the situation I photographed. But I can do a book of >them without releases. Can you imagine if Gary Winnogrand had had to get >releases for the 10s of thousands of images he shot on the street? :-)