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Photos, Ethics and the Law

Photos, Ethics and the Law. Things you need to know. If you witness an accident or an emergency you can take pictures from public property but you cannot hinder police or emergency workers,. Things you should know.

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Photos, Ethics and the Law

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  1. Photos, Ethics and the Law

  2. Things you need to know. • If you witness an accident or an emergency you can take pictures from public property but you cannot hinder police or emergency workers,

  3. Things you should know. • You may take photographs in public places. This includes streets, sidewalks, and public parks. • You can take photographs of people in public places without consent unless they have a reasonable expectation of privacy.

  4. Things you need to know. • You may not take pictures of the military if it is deemed detrimental to national security. You may not take photos of nuclear power plants or in government buildings like courthouses.

  5. Things you need to know. • You need permission to take photos on private property. • You may need permission to take photos at amateur league games. • You may need permission to take photos at a professional leagues game.

  6. What about at school? • Schools are usually no photo zones. • Students are not subject to those restrictions and may consider public areas of the school as public spaces. • Private spaces such as restrooms, nurses office, special education are off limits.

  7. Legal Issues There are some basic limitations on the use of people as the subject matter of photographs.

  8. Tresspass • You cannot go onto the property of another without permission to take a photograph of a person. • When you post pictures on Facebookhave you gotten permission?

  9. Right of Privacy • The Right of Privacy is the right to be left alone. • Violation of one’s right of privacy is considered a tort or civil wrong that can be used to sue you in state court for damages.

  10. Some Rules • 1. Do not take a photo of a person that would be highly offensive to a reasonable person. • 2. If the photo is taken without intrusion upon another it can be used. • 3. You cannot use a photo that would provide private facts. • 4. Do not use a photograph of a person for commercial purposes without obtaining a full release.

  11. Changing a photo Picture and subject manipulations have been a part of photography since it was first invented.

  12. O.J. Simpson • In 1994, Time magazine published this photo on the cover

  13. O.J. Simpson

  14. Legal principles of privacy • Unfairly causing someone to look bad. • Taking truthful but embarrassing photos. • Using a picture to sell a product or service without consent. • Using a picture to sell a product or service with consent. • Intruding by taking pictures where privacy could be reasonably expected.

  15. Questions to Ask Yourself • 1. What do I know. What do I need to know. • 2. What is my purpose? • 3. What are my ethical concerns? • 4. What professional guidelines should I consider? • 5. Who is affected by my decision? • 6. What if the roles were reversed? How would I feel if I were in the photos being displayed. • 7. What are the possible consequences of my actions? • 8. Is there an alternate way to tell the story? • 9. Can I justify my decision?

  16. Questions?

  17. Bibliography • www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/kimkomando/2008-4-17-public-photography • www.pcblawfirm.com/Articles/Legal-Issues-in-Photographing-People.shtml • www.jsh.org/Journalism_101/index.cfm?requestAction=goMenuContent&menu_id=7 • http://commfaculty.fullerton.edu/lester/writings/photoethics.html

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