[Leica] a photographer sued - French rules for visitors ;-)

[hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)]

This will all be news to the many thousands of tourists visiting Paris,
including me!
On May 31, 2013 6:34 AM, "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> 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<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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