HI100@xxxxxxx writes:
> Does that mean a wedding photographer who takes a photograph singling out a
> wedding guest has to get permission to produce a wedding album for the
> couple?
>
That's a very good question, Tim. You can argue from a purely legal
standpoint "yes" , and you can also argue "no" since it being customary that
there is a photographer at most weddings, the guests should also reasonably
expect to be photographed. It's a little like a baseball game- Fans at a game
cannot sue the team if they're struck by a batted or thrown ball. (The team
sometimes will pay the medical bill only as a goodwill gesture, not because
of an obligation). The one big difference is that the back of your game
ticket has a short legal disclaimer stating that fact, so maybe a disclaimer
should be included in the wedding invitations!
BTW- I know of a couple of weddings that involved organized crime figures
that the photographer was instructed not to take any photos of "Uncle
so-and-so" and the person was pointed out to the photog so there'd be no
mistake. I don't know if they would have sued the photographer, or just sent
him and his OM gear for a swim with the fishes!
George S.
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