If I'm walking down a public street and there's a TV camera crew
filming, am I entitled to refuse them to film me?

Or is being in a public place mean they can broadcast my picture to
millions of people without my permission? What if I have something to
hide?

Obviously we see street scenes all the time, but what if someone
actually walks up and complains? I wonder if you can stop them
broadcasting your picture?

Anybody know the situation?

"Damot" wrote in message
om...
If I'm walking down a public street and there's a TV camera crew
filming, am I entitled to refuse them to film me?

Or is being in a public place mean they can broadcast my picture to
millions of people without my permission? What if I have something to
hide?

Obviously we see street scenes all the time, but what if someone
actually walks up and complains? I wonder if you can stop them
broadcasting your picture?

Anybody know the situation?

I am not a lawyer, but I seen to recall that you have no copyright in your
own image and that you can't complain if you are filmed or photographed in a
public place.

Damot wrote:
If I'm walking down a public street and there's a TV camera crew
filming, am I entitled to refuse them to film me?

If you are just part of a wider shot , then they are perfectly entitled to
film you.
If they are zoomed in on you and you alone then you might have a bit more
grounds for complaint.


Or is being in a public place mean they can broadcast my picture to
millions of people without my permission?

Pretty much.
Do you think they ask every single person for permission when ever they film
a street scene.

What if I have something to hide?

What you are objecting to is essentially people looking at you.
Well if you didn't want to be seen then what are you doing outside?


Obviously we see street scenes all the time, but what if someone
actually walks up and complains? I wonder if you can stop them
broadcasting your picture?

Legally , probably not but I'm sure if you asked they would not use you in
shot where possible.

Anybody know the situation?

The BBC? :0)
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On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 19:25:10 +0100, Damot put finger to keyboard and
typed:

If I'm walking down a public street and there's a TV camera crew
filming, am I entitled to refuse them to film me?

No.

Or is being in a public place mean they can broadcast my picture to
millions of people without my permission?

Yes.

What if I have something to
hide?

Tough.

If you have something to hide, don't go out in public.

Obviously we see street scenes all the time, but what if someone
actually walks up and complains? I wonder if you can stop them
broadcasting your picture?

No.

Think about it. You often see images on the TV news of celebrities who
don't want to be filmed - they duck, hide or even try to block the
view of the camera by sticking their hand in front of it. But you
still see the pictures. If anyone was able to stop pictures of
themselves in a public place being broadcast, it would be celebrities
with deep pockets and expensive lawyers. But they don't - because they
can't. And neither can anyone else.

Mark
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Mark Goodge wrote:

On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 19:25:10 +0100, Damot put finger to keyboard and
typed:


If I'm walking down a public street and there's a TV camera crew
filming, am I entitled to refuse them to film me?


No.


Or is being in a public place mean they can broadcast my picture to
millions of people without my permission?


Yes.


What if I have something to
hide?


Tough.

If you have something to hide, don't go out in public.


Obviously we see street scenes all the time, but what if someone
actually walks up and complains? I wonder if you can stop them
broadcasting your picture?


No.

Think about it. You often see images on the TV news of celebrities who
don't want to be filmed - they duck, hide or even try to block the
view of the camera by sticking their hand in front of it. But you
still see the pictures. If anyone was able to stop pictures of
themselves in a public place being broadcast, it would be celebrities
with deep pockets and expensive lawyers. But they don't - because they
can't. And neither can anyone else.

Mark


I think that certain organisations can seek to use DA
notices to prevent broadcast but even that has no legal
force. SO the OP could join the SAS, SBS, or others that we
can dream about...


--

Sue

(Damot) wrote in news:f511be30.0407091020.559af707
@posting.google.com:

If I'm walking down a public street and there's a TV camera crew
filming, am I entitled to refuse them to film me?

Or is being in a public place mean they can broadcast my picture to
millions of people without my permission? What if I have something to
hide?

Obviously we see street scenes all the time, but what if someone
actually walks up and complains? I wonder if you can stop them
broadcasting your picture?

Anybody know the situation?

Photographers have to deal with this kind of thing. They sometimes have to
take photographs of people coming out of courtrooms, and sometimes those
people don't want their picture taken. I'm told by may pal, who is a
photographer, that there is nothing to stop a photographer taking pictures
of someone in a public place.

I'm not sure how this ties in with Data Protection law. I seem to remember
Mark Thomas (sp?) using DP to get access to CCTV footage.

Are local papers and tv companies required to register with the Information
COmmissioner? Could you apply to them to have a copy of any film that has
your image on it? I think the maximum charge is a tenner.

Mark Goodge wrote:
On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 19:25:10 +0100, Damot put finger to keyboard and
typed:


If I'm walking down a public street and there's a TV camera crew
filming, am I entitled to refuse them to film me?


No.


Or is being in a public place mean they can broadcast my picture to
millions of people without my permission?


Yes.


What if I have something to
hide?


Tough.

If you have something to hide, don't go out in public.


Obviously we see street scenes all the time, but what if someone
actually walks up and complains? I wonder if you can stop them
broadcasting your picture?


No.

Think about it. You often see images on the TV news of celebrities who
don't want to be filmed - they duck, hide or even try to block the
view of the camera by sticking their hand in front of it. But you
still see the pictures. If anyone was able to stop pictures of
themselves in a public place being broadcast, it would be celebrities
with deep pockets and expensive lawyers. But they don't - because they
can't. And neither can anyone else.

Mark
start taking ur clothes off, they *might* stop filming then, lol

SID

"Bystander" wrote in message ...
"Damot" wrote in message
om...
If I'm walking down a public street and there's a TV camera crew
filming, am I entitled to refuse them to film me?

Or is being in a public place mean they can broadcast my picture to
millions of people without my permission? What if I have something to
hide?

Obviously we see street scenes all the time, but what if someone
actually walks up and complains? I wonder if you can stop them
broadcasting your picture?

Anybody know the situation?

I am not a lawyer, but I seen to recall that you have no copyright in your
own image and that you can't complain if you are filmed or photographed in a
public place.

Can I trade mark my image though I wonder?!! :-)

"Dr Zoidberg" wrote in message ...
Damot wrote:
If I'm walking down a public street and there's a TV camera crew
filming, am I entitled to refuse them to film me?

If you are just part of a wider shot , then they are perfectly entitled to
film you.
If they are zoomed in on you and you alone then you might have a bit more
grounds for complaint.


Or is being in a public place mean they can broadcast my picture to
millions of people without my permission?

Pretty much.
Do you think they ask every single person for permission when ever they film
a street scene.

No, which is why I was asking what would happen if someone walked up
and complained.


What if I have something to hide?

What you are objecting to is essentially people looking at you.
Well if you didn't want to be seen then what are you doing outside?

I would object to millions of people seeing me on TV, but as I
suspected it seems I wouldn't be able to do anything about it.



Obviously we see street scenes all the time, but what if someone
actually walks up and complains? I wonder if you can stop them
broadcasting your picture?

Legally , probably not but I'm sure if you asked they would not use you in
shot where possible.

Anybody know the situation?

The BBC? :0)

They'd just ask reporters to ask other reporters their opinion. :-)

Thanks for all the replies anyway.

On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 19:25:10 +0100, (Damot)
wrote:

If I'm walking down a public street and there's a TV camera crew
filming, am I entitled to refuse them to film me?

Or is being in a public place mean they can broadcast my picture to
millions of people without my permission? What if I have something to
hide?

Obviously we see street scenes all the time, but what if someone
actually walks up and complains? I wonder if you can stop them
broadcasting your picture?

Anybody know the situation?


Try walking down your local high street with a camera taking pictures
and see how long it takes for the police to turn up and arrest you -
therfore entitling them to search your home aswell.