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   Steve R. (profile), Sep 14th, 2010 @ 1:21pm

   
   

   Another Slide Down the Slippery Slope into Abusridity

   This will be just like "infringement" for playing your radio too loud. Just think of the lawsuit potential when bus loads of tourists take pictures of gobs of people standing around some sort of historical artifact or a casual picture of people at a crowded sports event. Lawyers will be rich!

    

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   :Lobo Santo (profile), Sep 14th, 2010 @ 1:37pm

   
   

   Re: Another Slide Down the Slippery Slope into Abusridity

   Kindly hold my hat whilst I vomit at the thought.

    

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   Pickle Monger (profile), Sep 14th, 2010 @ 2:13pm

   
   

   Yep...

   Sadly, this is not a complete exception. In the province of Québec it is illegal to publish a picture of a person without that person's permission as it would violate the subject's right to privacy. Though the original case concerned a hardcopy publication (like a magazine), it would still hold true for photo sharing sites like Flickr.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubry_v._%C3%89ditions_Vice-Versa_inc.
   Si if you're in Quebec and decide to take a picture of a goofy looking person, think again...

    

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   ashwin, Sep 14th, 2010 @ 2:46pm

   
   

   my experience

   Oh boy! I am a photographer from India, currently residing in the US. A couple of years ago, after the Mumbai Pakistani terrorist episode, I was visiting home and I happened to be at a railway station. I took out my XTi to shoot a stray dog lying besides the tracks and cops pounced on me. They wanted to know if I had the permission to shoot and demanded to see the papers. I tried to tell them that I was only a hobbyist and showed them all my pictures. I tried to argue that there were no signs saying that photography was prohibited and that since I was an out of town person, I would not know if that was an implicit rule. Indian cops are poor, underpaid and susceptible to bribery and flattery. My brother in law, who happens to be a cadet at the defense academy, whipped out his student ID and told the cop that I, his brother in law, was his BIL and, instantly, the cop turned into a giggling schoolgirl. He shook my BIL's hands and said that he was proud of him,etc..Then he looked at me and his demeanor turned instantly and he chatted up with, even asking to see the other pictures. Point is, it is technically illegal to shoot in a railway station without a permit of sorts.

    

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   Dark Helmet (profile), Sep 14th, 2010 @ 2:52pm

   
   

   Re: my experience

   No, the point is that the world's second largest nation has mall security caliber folks masquerading as a police force....

    

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   trilo, Sep 14th, 2010 @ 3:36pm

   
   

   I don't know what the laws are in India, but I would assume that when in a public place you have little to no right to privacy.
   
   However, I'm no lawyer, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night.

    

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   out_of_the_blue, Sep 14th, 2010 @ 3:47pm

   
   

   It's not just celebrities who own their image.

   Perhaps you don't object to being imaged; that has zero bearing on my wish to not be. -- By the way, the TSA is implementing the de facto rule that they'll keep pictures of you essentially naked.

    

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   Anonymous Coward, Sep 14th, 2010 @ 5:52pm

   
   

   This is pretty much irrelevant but...
   
   I was in India last spring with my fiance for about a month. Of all the countries I have ever traveled to I found India to be the most offensive towards women. The amount of cat calls and unabashed verbal requests/advances was just outrageous. On day two or three my fiance decided to completely cover up by donning a saree - which did calm some of the men down but it made all the women start hissing at us (they thought she was an Indian prostitute).
   
   We thought India was an awesome country except for the social discomfort that was hoisted upon us whenever we were outside of a major city. Long story short... I'm very surprised that India has laws protecting the modesty of women. Rapes hardly even go punished there for cripe's sake.

    

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   Paul Hobbs (profile), Sep 14th, 2010 @ 6:19pm

   
   

   Re: Re: my experience

   Actually, I thought the point of the story was that if you visit India make sure you arrange for a relative to join the Defence Academy and accompany you whenever you are in public. But I could be wrong.

    

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    Anonymous Coward, Sep 14th, 2010 @ 6:33pm

    
    

    That's cultural difference I'd say.
    
    Some action involving others might be appropiate in U.S., but not necessary appropiate in other countries.
    
    I'd think the underlying reason for arrest is neither really privacy violation or others. It's just that the woman can have a reason to get the guy into trouble, because he's taking photo without first asking her.

     

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    Richard (profile), Sep 14th, 2010 @ 8:32pm

    
    

    So I take it then that there are no CCTV cameras at the train station?

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Sep 14th, 2010 @ 10:52pm

    
    

    Over at P2PNet, Jon Newton just creamed his jeans over having more fodder to support his idea that you're entitled to complete and total privacy while standing out in public.

     

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    Dave, Sep 15th, 2010 @ 3:41am

    
    

    UK lessons

    Obviously Indian laws may be different but it does sound as if the Indian police have been consulting their UK brothers with a view to harassing photographers in a public place.

     

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    Michael, Sep 15th, 2010 @ 4:12am

    
    

    Re: Re: Re: my experience

    No, the point is that a stray dog in a train station has more rights than the people of India.
    
    Or perhaps it is that the stray dog was some kind of sevant that was able to bribe the mall secu...I mean police.
    
    No wait, I get it now, it is that this guy's brother-in-law is some kind of sorcerer that can turn men into schoolgirls.

     

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    Michael, Sep 15th, 2010 @ 4:13am

    
    

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    Had than been a Holiday Inn Express, I would be more apt to agree with you.

     

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    Dark Helmet (profile), Sep 15th, 2010 @ 5:24am

    
    

    Re: Re: Re: Re: my experience

    "No wait, I get it now, it is that this guy's brother-in-law is some kind of sorcerer that can turn men into schoolgirls."
    
    We must aquire this man. He'd be instrumental in the war on terrorism. How can Al Quaeda blow stuff up if they're too busy fawning over Justin Bieber posters?

     

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    Hephaestus (profile), Sep 15th, 2010 @ 6:34am

    
    

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: my experience

    Justin who?

     

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    Pickle Monger (profile), Sep 15th, 2010 @ 8:16am

    
    

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: my experience

    Hey! Justin Bieber is our national treasure! Along with Pamela Anderson and universal healthcare available at all times. On the second thought, strike that last one...

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Sep 17th, 2010 @ 12:54pm

    
    

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: my experience

    Beiber is Canadian? Yes, there is hope!

     

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