re: news article concerning photographing in public spaces

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From: Patricia Reed (preed@kumc.edu)
Date: 09/16/02-03:24:20 PM Z


As I recall, from my Mass Communications Law class in college, (and it's
been a while)
there is no law against photographing anything or anyone in a public
place.
Anything that anyone can see is available for public consumption
unless you are requested by the (recognizable) subject,(not someone in
the public eye, because they give up a certain amount of their privacy
by being in the public eye, like politicians) not to take photographs.
But this was a class for aspiring photojournalist, drawing the lines of
privacy, how far you can go into someone's life to get the
story/picture.........

>>> sstoney@pdq.net 09/16/02 04:01PM >>>
One thing I've been wondering is: is it legal to stop somebody from
photographing in a public place?

--shannon


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