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Can u take pictures of someone without them knowing?

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The short answer is — at least in the US—that there is no expectation of privacy in a public place.Forexample, if you are standing in a park, market orstreet,there is no consent needed from you to takeapicture; it is legal to take a picturewithoutthe subject's knowledge.


Similarly, it is asked, is it legal to take a picture of someone without consent?

You can take a photo of anybody in public, withorwithout their permission, but not in a locationwherethey have a reasonable expectation of privacy. If you standin apublic place, you can usually take a photo of anythingyoucan see unless a person has a reasonable expectationofprivacy there.

Also, is it illegal for someone to take photos of your house? 1 Answer. In the US it is legal totakepictures of the parts of a house that are visiblefrompublic property. By legal I mean that there is no lawforbidding itbut you might break some other laws while you aredoingit.

In this manner, can someone take a picture of you at work without your permission?

Coworkers and the Photos Permission Law.Photopermission law allows photographers to takepictures ofpeople in public, although it's consideredgood etiquette toask permission. Co-workers, however, don'thave specialprivileges that permit them to take photos ofcolleagueswithout permission.

Who owns a photograph?

The wildlife photographer who owned thecameraclaimed ownership when a website published the photowithouthis permission. Under U.S. law, copyright in aphotograph isthe property of the person who presses theshutter on the camera— not the person who owns thecamera, and not even theperson in the photo.

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