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0 pointsbrightlancer3y ago0 comments

In the US, there is no general expectation of privacy in a public place.

Implementing your proposal is also unreasonable: before one took a photo of their spouse in the park, they would have to clear the background of all persons or get their explicit consent.

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Ekaros3y ago

Maybe allow private use, but to publish anywhere for example in social media or other media absolutely.

brightlancerOP3y ago

Would this also apply to journalists? Only uncredentialed journalists without a government license?

If there was a protest outside my business, could I post a photo of the crowd online? What if it were a riot?

What if, as I and a large crowd were peacefully leaving an event, I lifted my camera above my head and blindly took a photo of the mass of people shoulder to shoulder?

Many places have laws which would prevent someone from taking a photo of an individual and selling copies of that photo without the subjects permission; but these laws don't usually apply to someone in the background or a crowd shot, and they don't apply to non-commercial use or some commercial uses, including journalism.

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