Wow, this is so apt. Max was accosted tonight for taking photos on the train with his camera phone! The man even got off the train and followed him part of the way home. Scary shit.
I hate to be the one...balljarJune 23 2004, 20:07:44 UTC
...that always tries to rain on your parade.
I read the info in the link - consider the fact that it is a U.S. publication, and decidedly biased.
I did a quick web search, and found a couple things closer to home;
From the University of Waterloo Graphics Department - "UW legal counsel has advised that taking and publishing photos of individuals without their consent does, in fact, constitute an invasion of privacy. While it’s not necessary to attempt to get release and consents from everyone who would appear in the background of a picture, for a principal subject such a consent should be obtained"
And - from closer to your home - quoted in the University of Toronto Law Journal, under the title of "PRIVACY AND THE REASONABLE PARANOID: THE PROTECTION OF PRIVACY IN PUBLIC PLACES" - "On the other hand, American law is not the only potential influence on the Canadian common law courts regarding privacy in public places. In Quebec, under civil law, quite a different approach has been taken. In Aubry v. Éditions Vice-Versa Inc.,(79
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What are our rights ?
I think we're OK as long as we don't get
in anyone's face and be discreet as possible.
I think we should change our respective consitutions
though to give the right "to bear camera's"..
They are planning to ban the camera phones in many public places...
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I read the info in the link - consider the fact that it is a U.S. publication, and decidedly biased.
I did a quick web search, and found a couple things closer to home;
From the University of Waterloo Graphics Department - "UW legal counsel has advised that taking and publishing photos of individuals without their consent does, in fact, constitute an invasion of privacy. While it’s not necessary to attempt to get release and consents from everyone who would appear in the background of a picture, for a principal subject such a consent should be obtained"
And - from closer to your home - quoted in the University of Toronto Law Journal, under the title of "PRIVACY AND THE REASONABLE PARANOID: THE PROTECTION OF PRIVACY IN PUBLIC PLACES" - "On the other hand, American law is not the only potential influence on the Canadian common law courts regarding privacy in public places. In Quebec, under civil law, quite a different approach has been taken. In Aubry v. Éditions Vice-Versa Inc.,(79 ( ... )
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Good stuff to know. I'm keeping one in my car.
Thanks.
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