Wal-Mart knows it is a sitting duck for get-rich-quick opportunists and therefore, in all likelihood, got releases/waivers from all subjects, for the very reason you state. The pervert, mentioned in the original post, who tried to work with a hidden camera in all likelihood never gave a release even a thought, and probably couldn't convince a judge or jury he had pure motives.
Taking photos in and of itself involves no moral imperatives, but today's law and prosecutor structure is built on respecting the personal wishes of a sizeable number of people, so today's photographer/videographer also has to respect those wishes - and to protect themselves, as I've often heard/read "experts" advise, they should get releases (family members for family-use-only excepted). I've even read (in Videomaker) that taking photos/videos of private property from a public street, such as of a store front, requires a release. Hmmm. Lee -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of James Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 2:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AP] felony for taking photos/video at mall? Then I was thinking: what if it isn't photos of women? What about sites like http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/ , where they're taking photos of strangers that are shopping at Walmart? Aren't all of those photographers guilty of felonies? On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Mike Boom <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Interesting civil rights question, and a bit worrisome. > > So I wonder if neoprene fetishists will develop underwater pen cams? > > Pondering the important questions, > > Mike Boom > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
