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Arkansas is my adopted home state, these past 23 years, and amongst a lot of others, I submitted to our Governor serial emails, calls, etc. exhorting him to veto this bill, which ultimately he did.
That said, I recently had occasion to withdraw some photos from a submission for publication, when it became apparent that in British Columbia, where they had been taken, there had been some court cases supporting the ownership of individuals of the copyright to their own likeness, even if they had been photographed in a public place. This is similar to the law in Quebec, as I understand it, as well as France, after which the other laws appear to have been modeled.
In the case of the photos I withdrew from a juried submission, it was evident that, while a court might uphold my right to take and publish the photos, the potential legal costs would probably not make the effort worthwhile. This would be especially true if we get these laws in the US, where lawyers are able to charge contingency fees. The photographer would not have, in this case, the luxury of cost-free legal representation in a lawsuit such as this. While there has in some cases been a provision in these laws for "newsworthy" and "journalistic" use, the clear definitions of these terms have not been [as in B.C.] clearly delineated, and it appears that enforcement of these laws has been all over the map. Maybe Tom A. has some thoughts about the local events in his province.
Many of the photographers I know who have always carried a camera with them have stopped taking shots of any scenes that include children, as well as some adult bystanders, even if they are incidental to the scene. I seem to recall an article within the past couple of years, highlighting posters that had been placed on the "tube" in London, UK. The posters, if I remember correctly, advised people to call a toll free telephone number, should they see someone taking a photograph of something they regarded as suspicious or otherwise not a subject they would consider of interest.
I'm beginning to understand the attraction of green bell peppers and commodes as subjects for photography.
That said, I recently had occasion to withdraw some photos from a submission for publication, when it became apparent that in British Columbia, where they had been taken, there had been some court cases supporting the ownership of individuals of the copyright to their own likeness, even if they had been photographed in a public place. This is similar to the law in Quebec, as I understand it, as well as France, after which the other laws appear to have been modeled.
In the case of the photos I withdrew from a juried submission, it was evident that, while a court might uphold my right to take and publish the photos, the potential legal costs would probably not make the effort worthwhile. This would be especially true if we get these laws in the US, where lawyers are able to charge contingency fees. The photographer would not have, in this case, the luxury of cost-free legal representation in a lawsuit such as this. While there has in some cases been a provision in these laws for "newsworthy" and "journalistic" use, the clear definitions of these terms have not been [as in B.C.] clearly delineated, and it appears that enforcement of these laws has been all over the map. Maybe Tom A. has some thoughts about the local events in his province.
Many of the photographers I know who have always carried a camera with them have stopped taking shots of any scenes that include children, as well as some adult bystanders, even if they are incidental to the scene. I seem to recall an article within the past couple of years, highlighting posters that had been placed on the "tube" in London, UK. The posters, if I remember correctly, advised people to call a toll free telephone number, should they see someone taking a photograph of something they regarded as suspicious or otherwise not a subject they would consider of interest.
I'm beginning to understand the attraction of green bell peppers and commodes as subjects for photography.
