ANST - FW: 12th night photos

[Einarr Thorbjarnarsson]

>However, all this does is shift the legal responsiblity. It does not
>necessarily make posting pictures of identifiable folks without their
>permission legal. The rules for publication are the same whether it
>is the SCA or an individual. The big problem is that the Internet is
>progressing faster than our laws are. From one point of view, anything
>placed on the web is being published, whether it is placed there by an
>organisation or an individual.

As I recall, any photo taken in a public place, of whatever subject, is the 
property of the person taking the photo to do with as they please.  The only 
problems come through showing someone in an untrue light. For instance you 
can't take a photo of someone just walking past a protest and describe them 
as a supporter in the cutline.  That first ammendment is at work.  But that 
only applies to public places.  If you own a business, you have every right 
to not allow photographs in your store, office, or even home.
    HOWEVER: our coporation, SCA, Inc. has a policy of obtaining permission 
slips for reproduction of images where the face of a person can be made out. 
   For whatever reason, the lawyers we have retained have advised us of 
this.  As that is our policy in Ansteorra, that is what we follow for not 
only our sakes, but the SCA as a whole.  The exact logic might just be CYA.  
These days, it can't hurt.


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