Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What don't you understand about the word's "private property?" I certainly wish that malls weren't private property, and I think it's ludicrous that photography in them is barred, but that's the legal reality. You can bring your camera to the U. S. and photograph in public places. You can photograph people in the street; but you can't take photographs on private property, or do anything else on private property, without the permission of the owners of that property. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of RUBEN BLĘDEL Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 7:02 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Inspired but arrested This Mall thing of yours - when is it going to cover all of the US? and by the way is there a camera shop in the Mall ? - if so - do you have to leave the Mall before you can try your purchase ? - It is like you are asuming that the arrested person is a complete idiot - is he, and were along this thread did we decide he was - you US LUGgers should put small stickers on the Malls were photographers are asulted this way ! would not want to visit the US and end up in jail for bringing a camera! Ruben Eric wrote: >If I invite somebody to enter my building on my land, shouldn't I as >the owner still have some rights? > >It's not quite so simple as that. But turn it around and look at it >from the owners' vantage point. If you have photographers harassing >your paying customers, you'll do something about it. I'm willing to >bet that the reason there are these strict rules is because some idiot >with a camera annoyed the wrong person and kept annoying him when asked >to desist. > >Common courtesy goes a long way in situations like these. When we're >not on public land, our right to shoot doesn't trump somebody else's >right to privacy. On public land, we can shoot as much as we want. > > >Eric >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html