= 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 :) * [[attachment: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