Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Inspired but arrested
From: Daniel Ridings <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 08:21:40 +0100 (MET)
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> Daniel,
> I don't quite understand what is so weird. If someone came into your home or
> on your property and started taking pictures wouldn't it seem reasonable you
> might want to know why and what they are taking the pictures for?

Ted, I mentioned in another posting our "allemansrätt" (everyman's right).
We have a right to go anywhere we want _except_ into a person's home.
That's the limit. We can walk all over their property (not their yards,
... that would be disturbing their privacy), pick their wild flowers,
mushrooms, camp out etc.

The limit being their yards and their homes.

What I do in a mall does not disturb anyone's privacy. It's a public
place. Period.

In Sweden you can't buy land and set up a country within a country. You're
house can be your castle, and your garden as well; that's privacy. The
rest is open to the public. There are few ... if any ... exceptions.

It's called freedom :)

> So if you would sir, would you please explain your reason for "weird?"
> Thank you.
> ted

I hope I did. Malls are not anyone's home. There is no privacy there
(except in the WC).

Best, Daniel
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