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Andrew Kantor is a writer, a reporter, and a researcher who writes frequently for USA Today and who produces a blog on a number of subjects. Among other things he has produced a five page document titled "Legal Rights of Photographers" which gives an extensive review of the rights of photographers as to when and where they can take pictures. He also covers when photographers can publish the images they have taken. Basicly "If you can be there, you can take pictures there: streets, malls, parking lots, office buildings. You do not need permission to do so, even on private property." Click here to download this pdf file. It is a must read for all serious photographers.
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Bert P. Krages II, Attorney at Law -- The Photographer's Right. As an advocate of the right to take photographs in public places, Mr. Krages prepared "The Photographer's Right", a flyer to educate photographers about their rights. It can be downloaded as a PDF file by clicking here. It may be downloaded and printed out using Adobe Acrobat Reader. You may make copies and carry them your wallet, pocket, or camera bag to give you quick access to your rights and obligations concerning confrontations over photography.
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Model Releases -- by Dan Heller. "In brief, a model release is a document that stipulates the terms under which one party may use pictures taken of another party (or of the property owned by that other party). There is no government mandate about when a release is required. It is strictly a matter of civil law that stipulates rights that people have, both as subjects of photographs, and as users of photographs." This web site gives photographer to information he/she needs to determine when a model release is needed.
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Photographers' Guide to Privacy What every cameraman, photographer and videographer should know about invasion of privacy standards in the 50 states and D.C. |
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Legal Issues for Photographers -- About.com, which has some information on just about everything, has a page on legal issues for photographers which has links to a number of informative articles and resources about legal issues concerning privacy and photography, the police and photography, nude photography, copyrights, and architectural photography. |
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