You can publish any photo taken in a publish place, illegal act or otherwise. No release required. You can't use a photo to promote a service or product without a release.
That doesn't mean someone can't try to sue you for publishing a news photo, at least here in the U.S. But for the most part, anything that happens in public is fair game. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (D. Glenn Arthur Jr.) > Does publishing a photograph of a (plainly recognizeable) illegal act > committed in a public place count as "news reporting" for the purpose > of determining whether a model release is required? (That is, can a > publisher make such a claim easily with a fair chance of success?) > > As some of y'all will recall, opportunities to photograph such > situations are not uncommon in my neighbourhood. > > -- Glenn > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
