[Leica] Is this ethical?

[sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)]

Yeah, Frank, and she describes Luis to her big-ass Uncle and his pals.

Let's see how far your Thursday afternoon reasoning takes Luis then.   ;-)


On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 4:32 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net>
wrote:

> Situation:  The kid is probably 8-11 years old.  You are on the public
> street.  You take her picture,  She says no photos.  You did not erase the
> images taken before the NO.....
>
> I realize this is Spain, with different rules/laws, however..... in the
> US....
>
> The girl is a minor with essentially no legal rights.  In this case NO
> means
> nothing.
> Photography of a minor, assuming it is not in the least bit pornographic or
> perverse, is not against the law.  Ditto any other age.
> You are on a public street, visible. You have the legal right to photograph
> anything from a public street.  Anything.
>
> Now if you were to use the photograph to financial gain ( sell/rent/use the
> picture in an advertisement, for example) the rules change.....  It is
> still
> lawful, but she could sue you for use without reimbursement.... and win.
>
> This all centers upon the "rights" of the Paparazzi.  Which have been
> upheld
> in the US.
>
> Are you planning to make a lot of money from this photograph?
>
> Shall we call you Don Paparazzi Luis?
>
> Frank Filippone
> Red735i at verizon.net
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Lluis Ripoll
> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 10:56 AM
> To: Leica Users Group; MUGers at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Leica] Is this ethical?
>
> The Luggers who has been in Barcelona they know very well this place, Sant
> Felip de Neri, I love it! There is as school there and I've take some
> shoots
> trying to respect the privacity. The young girl has came and said me "no
> photos" , I have processed the image with a certain contrast to made the
> faces more difficult to be identified. In Spain there is no Law regulations
> about restrictions to photograph children. What do you think?
>
> Children, Pl. Sant Felip de Neri
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/2014061102.jpg.html>
>
> No photo
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/2014061103.jpg.html>
>
> Leica MP, Summilux 50 v2, Agfa APX100, Plustek, Vuescan
>
> Thanks, I will appreciate your c&c !
>
> Saludos cordiales
> Lluis
>
>
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