Absolutely correctomundo! Just like I've always said. Places like shopping
malls are quasi-public places; that is, they are private property where the
public is invited. The people there have no more of an expectation of privacy
than they would if they were standing in the middle of an Interstate highway.
But the owners of the property, or their duly-authorized agents, i.e., that
rent-a-cop, can tell you not to take photographs, not to be on the premises
without shirt and shoes, not to wear a "Buck Fush" tee-shirt, not to use a cell
phone, not to bring food or drink inside, not to leer and wink at girls young
enough to be your daughter, and on and on and on. But once you have removed
yourself from that property onto the sidewalk by the public street, you can dig
out your longest tele and shoot away all day. It will piss them off, but there
ain't a thing they can do about it.
Knowing your rights and insisting upon them is a good thing, but, like the old
Kenny Rogers song says, you got to know when to hold 'em and know when to fold
'em. You are within your legal rights to call the cop who stops you for
speeding a stupid thug fascist pig tool of an illegitimate and illegally
repressive government. Go for it, if you want to be absolutely sure you get a
ticket for every violation he can think up and then sit by the side of the road
for two hours waiting for the drug dog to come slobber and sniff and leave claw
marks all over your Corintian leather upholstery.
Walt, who never has any of these sorts of problems anyway
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> You may have printed the article but you apparently didn't pursue and
> read the PDF document "The Photographer's Right" which says:
>
> The General Rule
> ... Property owners may legally prohibit photography on their premises
> but have no right to prohibit others from photographing their property
> from other locations. Whether you need permission from property owners
> to take photographs while on their premises depends on the
> circumstances. In most places, you may reasonably assume that taking
> photographs is allowed and that you do not need explicit permission.
> However, this is a judgment call and you should request permission when
> the circumstances suggest that the owner is likely to object. In any
> case, when a property owner tells you not to take photographs while on
> the premises, you are legally obligated to honor the request.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> ScottGee1 wrote:
>
> > Walt, it's too bad you weren't with me at the Fairlaine Mall in
> > Dearborn Michigan when I was making some test shots with a new lens
> > and was threatened by a security guard for doing so. I just printed
> > this article and intend to go back there next week and test a couple
> > more lenses. If they have any questions, I'll let them read the
> > article. That, of course, assumes they *can* read.
> >
> > ScottGee1
>
>
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