If it's in a public place you can do whatever you would like with the pictures.Fuji Film S9100..

I think the general guideline is that you should not publish candid shots of children - shots taken without people's knowledge. In general avoid publishing shots of children where they can be identified..

I think most people accept that photos at public events, like carnivals and parades, are not quite as sensitive..

If you plan to publish photos of people or things you really might be best to investigate some liability insurance and consult a lawyer for some definitive advice..

Adults are fair game in public, children less so. An amorphous crowd scene with a few children in it is one thing, a shot showing particular children as a focus is quite another..

Copyright is not the same thing as invasion of privacy. The law in most countries has become highly sensitive to child protection. Why take chances ? .

StephenG.

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This is a matter of apples and oranges. As a creator of the image, you own copyright, period. For editorial use, any posting is fair game. My personal guidleline is that I stay within the bounds of good taste, for instance I would never ever show a child in a compromising postion, or with inadvertant underwear exposure, etc. You know kids and how they can sit sometimes .

Now you ask regarding another area which goes into the topics of permissions etc. The parade is a "public performance" a public event, The person has put him/herself out there, has agreed in essence to providing a public performance, and by doing so has no reasonable expectation of privacy. For editorial use, you will violate no laws if the photos were taken in pubic area accessible to anyone without restriction, such as a public street..

Conmercial usage is an entirely different ballgame and there are a lot of grey areas, so if you wonder furher about commercial use, best to post a specific question. For example, parade on a public street no problem. Carnival in a a public park and free to all, no problem. However if carnival is gated and an admission is charged, there could be a problem with selling photos of their event. Not likely, but there could be..

Another thingI have written guessing that you are USA, if not, check applicable laws for your own country..

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Sorry I must have hit a spacebar and part of my third paragraph disappeared. I had suggested on searching term "model release" on web or in this forum if you are interested in learning more..

I will give you an example of what can happen with using photos like this commercially. A company I do work for has a specialty ramp that can be used for amusement park, public access etc. Being that the park was a very far distance away from me, they sent an employee out with a point & shoot that takes good pics. The guy check in at the park gate to let them know he was there to take some product shots, found the goods at the park and took some shots of the ramp as prominent, but with people milling about. Backs of heads, general crowd stuff. But then he went a step further.

It was just a quickie, but a good pic. They used it for the ad. Yes, trouble after that. Had they used one of the normal crowd milling about shots, with backs of heads etc, there likely would have been no problem..

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RPayne wrote:.

I am going to take photo of a local village carnival. Most arechildren (including my five years old son) on the float andchildren marching band. I just take those photo as my hobby..

Just wonder if I have the right to show those photo to public in mypbase gallery ? .

Yes.

I do a lot of event photography for my kids private school, but never put them on my Pbase account. Instead of me e-mailing pics to all the parents, I have a different account with a different name on a different site and password protected The parents know where to find the pictures. And as this is a hobby I am not interested in getting paid for my efforts..

Maybe this is overkill but I don't want the some parents mad at me. Some of them might be rather sensitive about having their children's pictures on the web..

Do the parents have the right to sue me of using them as models without their permission ? .

Remember in a legal context "model" is a specific term. If pictures are used for commercial purposes you would need a model release from the parents of the children. Without that release they could successfully sue you..

Another question, how about a prfessional photographer shootingthose carnival event for a body such as school or boy scouts forselling them to the parents. Can he show those photo in a pbasegallery to the public ? .

I believe he could show them there, but I doubt a professional would show them on Pbase for many reasons..

1) why would clients pay for prints if they can just download them and print them themselves..

2) not very Professional, even though It might be legal..

3) don't want to upset potential clients..

4) the photographer gets a release from the organization that they are shooting for. For example when I signed the agreement with my kids school, I remember that there was a line in the contract that said that they could use my son's picture or likeness for promotional purposes. The photographer's contract with my son's school probably has a "model release" written into it..

I am a quite new just bought a DSLR not long ago. As in UK,children is a very sensitive subject. I better be careful and knowmore about the law in this area before I start to enjoy my hobby..

I take pictures of people in public all the time and never had much of a problem. I post many of these on Pbase and most people are grateful and honored that I want to take a picture of them..

As for pictures of friends children that I take I put them in a password protected gallery and the other parents have not been really concerned..

If you got any link about the legal side of this issue, please postme..

Lots of good info here..

Http://www.danheller.com/model-release.html.

But remember laws very from country to country and state to state even some cities might have different laws..

Legal disclaimer: I am not an attorney. nuff said.Jayhttp://www.pbase.com/damkaderEquipment in Profile.

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Actually, you can't use them for any purpose other than personal use or editorial use (news organizations, etc). Otherwise, you have to have a model release from anyone who can be identified from the photo..

Being in a public place DOES give you the right to take the picture, just not to profit from it..

Legalities aside, the are zillions of people out there who shoot kids' tema sports and sell the pictures to the families and probably don't get releases from every kid's parents...

Or authoritative sources. Not just strangers on the net. The more answers you get, the more diverging they are and the less right some of them are..

People have privacy rights. These typically deal with things like defamation or disclosure of private information. They also have publicity rights. This deals with the right to control the use of their own image/likeness for commercial gain (and that doesn't simply mean an image can or can't be sold). The way these things play out depends on local laws and the specific circumstances of the use of the image and sometimes with the taking of the picture. Generally, in public, you can take pictures of anything you can see.



One thing you'll find is that lawyers will usually point out that general information does not constitute legal advice for a specific set of circumstances. Here are a couple:.

Http://www.krages.com/phoright.htmhttp://www.photoattorney.com/.

Copyright information can be found at the Library of Congress site..

Http://www.copyright.gov/..