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June 13, 2006
[ PHOTOGRAPHERS' RIGHTS IN NSW ]
dpexpert is grateful to visitor Paul for drawing our attention to this excellent summary of photographers' rights in New South Wales
This overview of the legal rights and restrictions for photographers probably applies to other states as well and is worth reading. Things are not yet as bad here as in some other countries -- notably in France where Henri Cartier Bresson would no longer be able to go out snapping the spontanetous "decisive moment". A couple of idiotic councils in NSW have tried to ban photography on beaches or parents photographing their own children at sporting events but in every case public outcry has restored common sense.
The bad news is that some places that lend themselves to interesting photographs, such as markets, can be off limits if the owners say they are. Although it is hard to imagine that the owners of the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne would be keen to ban photography while at the same time promoting the place as a tourist attraction.
Well, no one told me to cease and desist!
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Posted by terry at June 13, 2006 07:51 AM
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I was shooting photos in Victoria's QV (http://www.qv.com.au/) shopping district one evening when a security guard informed me that I wasn't allowed to. He then firmly requested that I delete them and watched me to ensure that I fulfilled his request. Unbelieveable.
Posted by: MattyT at June 14, 2006 09:13 AM