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Questions tagged [legal]

Questions about law/legal issues affecting photographers. Question should state the relevant jurisdiction.

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Resources for persuading that photography is not a suspicious activity

I am looking for web resources to help persuade someone that photography is not a suspicious activity and photographers should not be considered a threat. Right now, the discussion is pretty cordial and I'd like to keep it that way, while still…
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Is it legal in the USA for me to take pictures of commercial/military aircraft taking off and landing?

NOTE: I'm in the United States so for me this question is mostly about 'is it legal' in the US... I often drive down to one of the access roads outside the fence line of the international airport in my town and take pictures of the commercial jets…
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A photo of my wife has been used in a website article without her permission. What can we do?

The satrical "news" site, The Onion, has photoshopped my wife into an image for one of their articles. I was wondering what rights we have to get it removed from the site. Notes about the image: It is an image from a photoshoot my wife did, for…
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Why place camera inside box, during court?

I'm not sure where to ask this, as it toes the line between photography and legality, but hoping you can help. I was watching an older documentary called "Paradise Lost" and I noticed that pretty much all of the court room photographers had some…
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How can you find out if a building falls under trademark rules?

A follow up to a comment in this question; "However, if you take a picture of a building which falls under trademark rules, then you would face problems. A very few buildings fall into this category - the tall pyramid skyscraper in California (San…
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When do I need permission from my subjects to use my photographs?

I am interested in what rights my subjects (i.e. the people I take pictures of) have to my photographs, and in which cases I need permission to post them online (e.g. on my portfolio website or to a social network). I realize this is a vast topic,…
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What are the dangers of doing photography on a "Work for Hire" contract?

I've heard that if one is a professional photographer that it's bad to perform work on a "work for hire" contract. Why is this situation unfavorable to the photographer?
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Hand painted Coca-Cola logo on old garage

I have an image of an old garage with a hand-painted Coca-Cola logo on an exterior wall. Do I need a release from Coke to sell copies of this image?
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UK freelancers and Enhanced DBS Check

I'm a freelance social-documentary photographer working in the UK. I'm currently commissioned by a third-sector organisation to photograph other third-sector organisations at work. Typically for these things, much of the organisation falls to me.…
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how to handle photography permission in a conference?

I am a photographer. We have around 30 people who do not allow us to take a photo of them during an institute for 4 weeks. Around 600 will attend and apparently it is not easy to follow the permission.How can I handle this situation? Please help…
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Is it legal to take photographies of embassies and consulates?

I found architecturally interesting building in my city (Cracow, Poland) that before war used to be villa and now is the seat of the Austrian Consulate. Does law allow to take photographies of embassies and consulates?
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Can I post a picture of a kitchen remodel we did for a homeowner on our website?

I have a question- I am a remodeler- we did a great custom kitchen remodel for a client- they were extremely difficult & unkind- all said and done it turned out to be the most gorgeous remodel so far- we took after shots of the pictures & out of…
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What is the legal consensus on "pinning" photos using Pinterest?

Imagine person A sharing a photo on a website publicly, for example on a community site like Flickr. Next, person B "pins" this on a board in Pinterest, without asking for permission. The same photo is now visible in Pinterest. What are the legal…
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Why are residents of some states not allowed in National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest 2012?

There's a weird rule which says "New Jersey, USA" residents may not enter among other countries and states. Does anyone know why? The contest link.
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Visitor from event asked for money and removal of editorial content

I got written permission to photograph an public event (it had tickets but the event was open to the general population). The responsible persons for the event knew I was going to submit the photos to microstock websites. Recently a visitor of that…
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