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Thu 31 Jul, 2003 08:16 am
Is it legal to take a stranger's picture in public, without their consent.
For example, I'm taking a picture of my friends, and in the background there's a guy in a business suit, walking along. Could I be sued even though I'm not gonna use his picture to make money?
What if, I'm walking down the street and some half-naked girl walking by, and I take her picture?
You should be okay if you don't intend to publish the photo and you take it on a public street.
Be forewarned though: many places that you think are public are not - bus stations, train stations, airports, restaurants, etc. - those are really private places and you can get into a lot of trouble or at least a major hassle.
Oh - you're in Canada. Your laws may be very different than American ones!
Not famaliar enough with Canadian law but here in the state's it is entirely "legal" to take someone's picture if they are in a place where a "normal" (whatever that means) person would not expect privacy. If you tooks the pics in a public park or on a public street they wouldn't have much to complain about.
Ah! I see Boomer jumped in here with a more accurate line of reasoning while I was looking.
My parents would be very proud to know that all that money thrown into photography school, including the essential communication law class, were not wasted!
(Look at that little cutie! I need to take some B&Ws.)
Good luck with that half-naked girl thing, BC.
Hiya sozobe - unless you're doing your own processing it's a lot cheaper to have your color film printed in black and white than to shoot in black and white. I have all of my snaps burned to CD then change it to what I want in photoshop.
By the way, I did get your PM and intend to respond when things calm down a bit because right now I'm too confused to even think!
Is it illegal to snap photos of naked women in their bedrooms while sitting in trees outside their apartments?
Uh, a friend wanted to know.
Oh, interesting, Boomer!
(I think you DID reply to my PM...? Sorry things are all confuzzled.)
Slappy, you're getting too predictable, dude.
Slappy Doo Hoo wrote:Is it illegal to snap photos of naked women in their bedrooms while sitting in trees outside their apartments?
Uh, a friend wanted to know.
Yer better off with a decent 35mm SLR connected to a telescope and taking the pics from a nearby roof top. Less chance of falling out of the tree that way!
sozobe wrote:
Slappy, you're getting too predictable, dude.
Dammit, you're right. That was weak.
I SUCK! I'M STUPID!!
Soz, I was over a friend's house last night, and they have a little picture of your avatar on the wall in their kitchen. I thought about you. Not in a sexual way though, that would be weird.
Hey Slappy - your friend may be able to turn his perversion into a high paying career! I have a friend who makes good dough taking photos of the sex-trade workers for publicty and advertising.
fishin' wrote:
Yer better off with a decent 35mm SLR connected to a telescope and taking the pics from a nearby roof top. Less chance of falling out of the tree that way!
In Toronto, Canada, it's legal for women to walk around topless. Mind you, you rarely see it, but it's legal.
Also, with some clothes that some ladies wear, technically they are half naked.
Slappy, Is your friend's name "doo doo" by any chance?
Blackie_Chan wrote:fishin' wrote:
Yer better off with a decent 35mm SLR connected to a telescope and taking the pics from a nearby roof top. Less chance of falling out of the tree that way!
In Toronto, Canada, it's legal for women to walk around topless. Mind you, you rarely see it, but it's legal.
Also, with some clothes that some ladies wear, technically they are half naked.
Really? I didn't realize that.
Welcome to A2K :-)
Hahaha...!
(How'd I miss this?)
Slappy-san, you have been granted with a vision of Our Lady of the Riveters. Where her mark appears, a Good Woman resides. Someone who is kind, generous, intelligent, and just may be up for some hot threesome action. Heed this mark.
sozobe wrote:Hahaha...!
(How'd I miss this?)
Slappy-san, you have been granted with a vision of Our Lady of the Riveters. Where her mark appears, a Good Woman resides. Someone who is kind, generous, intelligent, and just may be up for some hot threesome action. Heed this mark.
What if it was a male friend ?? Oops.....
Montana, so when r u gonna test the law ??
Ooh. Well, the threesome part still works...
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