filming in public

[alan-r]

iv'e just seen a prog where a crew were filming Selfridges from across the road from the store.it was about store card use,the selfridges rep came out and said they could not film the store without their permission is this correct,it was on a public highway and across the road from the store

[Ethel]

No, that's not right at all. On news report and investigative reports you frequently see the reporter standing outside premises to film because the film crew have been refused permission to film inside.

[legend_mark5]

go on you tube an dlook for stuff from the mark thomas comedy product



he revealed theres a law that if police film you that and you request a copy of the film the police must provide it


which i wasnt aware of

[legend_mark5]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yLuVgN8aok0


Absolutely hilarious catches inspector lying .


wacth it

[Buenchico]

Just to back up Ethel:

With a few exceptions (which are covered by such diverse legislation as the Official Secrets Act and the Sexual Offences Act) anyone is free to photograph (with still or moving images) who they like, what they like and where they like, as long as they're in a public place (or on their own property or on property where the owner has given permission for photography).

It's perfectly lawful to stand in the street and film people going into a store or sunbathing in their gardens or anything else. You can even photograph people, through the windows of their house, in their own homes.

Chris

[Ice.Maiden]

Ooh! I'd better go and put some clothes on quickly then!

[Rtaxron]

Buenchico,

Are you sure about photographing people, through the windows of their houses and in their own homes?.

Don't seem right to me.

[Rtaxron]

Ice,

please wait before you put your clothes on, just getting my camera. lol.

[Buenchico]

Rtaxron: I'm completely confident about my answer relating to photographing people in their own homes. As I indicated, certain specific legislation (e.g. relating to indecent photographs of children or 'voyeurism' - which has to have a sexual motivation to be illegal) may apply but there is no general restriction upon taking photographs through windows (as long as the photographer is in a suitable place, as defined by my previous post).

Chris

[Ethel]

Yes, Chris is correct, which is how the paparazzi get away with filming / photographing people in their own private property, using long lenses.

MoD property usually cannot be filmed or photographed, and there is usually signs up making this clear.

However, if you are asked to stop photographing a person and carry on, this could be construed as harassment.

[alan-r]

i thought it was wrong, the prog was on bbc 3 last night and the Selfridges woman came across the road and berated the girl doing the doc(Rebecca Wilcox) saying she needed permission ,what rot, and long may it be so