Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I would be in favor of restricting Pap's ability to photograph celebrities on private property. i.e. I think it's wrong for anyone to shoot photographs of people for publication in their back yards or at the homes of their friends without authorization. Paps take photos from helicopters, over the walls, through bushes, even through windows into stars homes if they happen to leave the curtains open. They even pay off neighbors to get allow a good vantage point. I think that's wrong. Isn't there peeping tom laws that apply? If celebs are on a street, in a park or any other public places, they're fair game, so to speak although a 10, 20 or 30 ft. law might be nice. This whole issue is kind of ironic when you consider how much of a pain it is to get "modeling" releases on stuff that pays didly and these pap's get thousands for sneaking shots of celebs on their own private property. Is it just me or is something rather stupid with the system. Duane Birkey HCJB World Radio Quito Ecuador