John Lind wrote:
Yes, it is sad. Fact is, a mall is private property. Even though it's
open to the public, it's not a public place. Not the same as a public
park owned by a government at some level, although mall owners and
their advertisers would like you to believe it's the same as going to a
public park (except: make certain you spend *lots* of money when you
visit). The mall owners and/or their agents can indeed prohibit
photography.
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That's right. It happens here in Indonesia, too, and there are signs
prohibiting photography in most malls.
I also got sent off, also, when I went into the carpark of Bank
Indonesia (the government's central bank) on a Saturday, when it was
closed for business, to photograph a rather ornate mosque that they own
for the use of their employees. I was challenged by the security guard
who had let me enter when he saw me get out of the car with the camera.
I asked: "What's wrong with photographing a mosque?" and was told that
there was nothing wrong with that per se but that I needed permission
from the head of security, who was not there anyway on a Saturday,
before I could do any shooting within the bank's premises. So I
photographed the mosque from the street, which they couldn't prevent.
Wasn't such a good view, though.
Regards,
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Ray
"The trouble with resisting temptation is
you never know when you'll get another chance!"
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