• NSW_Photograpy_Rights_and_Legal_Issues

NSW Photograpy Rights and Legal Issues

This is from Andrew Nemeth's site at http://4020.net/ - specifically http://photorights.4020.net/

This is applicable to cosplay photography

• nswphotorights.pdf

If you're uncomfortable, bloody well express your concerns to the photographer!

Summary:

• It is perfectly legal to take photos of people without their consent
• This applies so long as you're on public land
  • Even if the subject is on private property, eg. sniping into their backyard with a 300mm lens

• You do need consent if the person has a "reasonable expectation of privacy"

  • There's a little more than this, but that's the gist
• Publishing photos (eg. putting them on the interwebs) is legal, so long as they're:
  • Not defamatory
  • Not indecent, offensive, or otherwise demeaning
  • Not being used for a commercial purpose
• "Commercial use" doesn't mean selling the photo, it means using the photo to sell stuff