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Subject: [Leica] a photographer sued - French rules for visitors ;-)
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 22:43:18 +0200
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Oh boy....I hope la gendarmerie never visit my web site.

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
http://www.frozenlight.eu
http://www.greatpix.eu
PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/

YNWA









On May 30, 2013, at 10:34 PM, philippe.amard wrote:

> Le 30 mai 13 ? 21:40, Nathan Wajsman a ?crit :
> 
>> As far as I know, in France the laws were tightened following the death 
>> of Princess Diana in 1997, since it was widely assumed that the driver 
>> was speeding to get away from the paparazzi.
> 
> 
> This is what the penal code says (2002)
> http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCodeArticle.do?idArticle=LEGIARTI000006417929&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006070719
> 
> In short and from the jurisprudence/case-law resulting from the country's 
> highest court(s) :
> 
> You can shoot if the person agrees, so far so good.
> You can be jailed and fined if you "steal" a photo - up to one year behind 
> bars, and over U$60,000.
> 
> The same applies for publication.
> 
> There are exceptions and the whole thing is linked with the idea of 
> "privacy/the right to a private life (civil claims can then be brought):
> 
> - Shooting a policeman arresting someone is presumably allowed (no pun 
> intended) as it is in the course of his/her official activities AND the 
> event can be assessed to be important for the sake of information/public 
> life and protected as such by the freedom of the press acts/bills.
> - Shooting the same cop driving back home afterwards is forbidden - as she 
> is now a private individual with a recovered right to privacy - unless the 
> hero has given you leave to.
> 
> The right to privacy becomes extinct on a person's death - with some 
> exceptions - as a harm can no longer be suffered.
> (morals: keep your Paris negs or files and wait ....)
> 
> French PJs will end up being trained lawyers with a camera ;-)
> 
> Ph
> 
> 
> One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to 
> the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince.
> NO ARCHIVE
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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