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Originally Posted by marketsmart
why dont you enlighten us then since you are such an expert on all things..
and please tell everyone the difference between print and web publishing and cite cases that have been tested in court that support your comment..
after that, please distinguish between commercial use and personal use and also cite cases that show an example if the two being tested..
and finally, please let everyone know where you went to law school...
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A. didn't say I was a lawyer.
B. I do tend to know quite a bit about copyright law with regards to both music and photography etc.
C. I don't need to cite cases.
D. The photographer owns all copyright to any photo he or she takes. Photos taken in a public place you may run the risk of stepping on local laws and could face fines and or jail time.
E. You can publish and use any photo you take in public but may be at risk of civil suit from the person in the pic, but very unlikely you would be sued.
F. Technically you cannot use the image of an identifiable person to make money without their written permission. You can bypass that by blurring out faces, not showing faces etc.
G. Privacy laws vary from state to state make sure to check your local laws before shooting in public.
Not sure what crawled up your butt as I didn't direct my comment towards you, and no one answered the question specifically, and there are many variables to the question. Not just NO.
Also there are many grey areas regarding who is able to use photos to report as newsworthy items and use that as a defense.