Law enforcement can always find reasons to tell you to scram. I had a tripod set up taking a photograph of an abandoned building. He told me I couldn't. I told him I could because I was on a public sidewalk. He said I was impeding foot traffic and could be arrested for disorderly conduct.
Actually you can legally take a picture of someone through an open window as long as you are on public property. A person has no expectation of privacy if they can be seen from public view. This includes the air (can you say paparazzi in helicopters).
lex0nycMar 18, 2008
... but not line items for the list.
ripple123Mar 18, 2008
you rolled over like a bitch.
sarixeMar 19, 2008
interesting... thanks for the warning
haydesignerMar 19, 2008
I think VAXcat's story is much more fiction than fact.
shockingbirdMar 19, 2008
Law enforcement can always find reasons to tell you to scram. I had a tripod set up taking a photograph of an abandoned building. He told me I couldn't. I told him I could because I was on a public sidewalk. He said I was impeding foot traffic and could be arrested for disorderly conduct.
ajajadudeMar 19, 2008
...kinda hard to do when a gun is at your head. Unless, of course, you live in the movies.
tiburonMar 20, 2008
Actually you can legally take a picture of someone through an open window as long as you are on public property. A person has no expectation of privacy if they can be seen from public view. This includes the air (can you say paparazzi in helicopters).
lumpyrevolutionApr 21, 2008
Read the article. Don't just digg it. Bottom of the page. READ :)
standubinJun 12, 2008
This cleared up several confusions I had about the rights of photographing certain things.