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Street Photography. Your Rights

Postby Mal on Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:47 am

I know that this topic has been discussed many times, but this is a very clear legal perspective on the debate.

The following article by Andrew Nemeth LLB, is a detailed analysis of the legal issues surrounding street photography in NSW Australia.

Originally created in response to objections to my Sydney Unposed photo project, it's written from a photographer's perspective, and the emphasis is on what rights shooters have (and don't have) when it comes to candid photographs of people.


http://www.4020.net/unposed/photorights.shtml
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Postby Glen on Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:10 am

Mal, great article, thank you for posting it :D
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Postby Alpha_7 on Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:13 am

Thanks Mal, I'm flat out at work but I've bookmarked it for later reading.
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Postby meicw on Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:29 am

Very interesting read. Thanks Mal.

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Postby sydneywebcam on Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:50 am

Great article, very detailed and informative. Perhaps anyone doing street, beach or just any public place photography should carry the summary with them in their bag at all times...you never know.
http://www.4020.net/unposed/rightssumma ... rights.pdf
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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:03 am

Excellent - have downloaded the two page pdf for printing and will have it in my wallet at all times. :)
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Postby robw25 on Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:06 am

excellent reading ... thank you for posting

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Postby firsty on Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:07 am

thanks for that
I have just printed a couple of double sided copies of the pdf and put them in my camera bag... hopefully I won't need them
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Postby Jonas on Tue Feb 21, 2006 2:43 pm

Great link Mal.

I wonder how QLD differs from NSW? I would assume basic concepts like copyright, public vs private place etc would be the same.

Anyway, it gives us a bit of ammunition if we decide to stand our ground when confronted by a rent a cop or other in a public place.

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Postby Killakoala on Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:07 pm

I too did what everyone else did above. :)

I also added my name to the Aust Law Reform Council public list for info and releases on the changes to the Privacy Act 1988. The link was near the end in the article.
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Postby Mal on Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:12 pm

Killakoala wrote:I too did what everyone else did above. :)

I also added my name to the Aust Law Reform Council public list for info and releases on the changes to the Privacy Act 1988. The link was near the end in the article.


I didn't notice this when I read it the first time.. Great idea I have now signed up for it as well.
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Postby nito on Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:16 pm

Good read. Its a right, to photograph candids of strangers, but also cautious with regards to abusing that right. Well balanced article.
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