Comments on: Photographers Legal Rights. What Can You Shoot & Where

By: prophotoshow

prophotoshow — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:55:42 +0000

Actually no Firetoole they would have had no right. Security has no authority to take your camera, or even your memory card NONE. Obviously if your on a private property like a casino they can tell you no camera in the building, but though security loves throwing their weight around they cannot take your stuff. It’s called stealing even if they do it.

By: Firetoole

Firetoole — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:20:58 +0000

This winter I shot a wedding at the new Motor City Casino in Detroit on the opening weekend of the hotel. Me having never been to a casino thought it would be cool to take pictures of them gambling with all the crazy lights. We got about 3 feet in the door and were swarmed by security wanting to see if I had taken any pictures I was very confused. The light in my head finally clicked and was pretty embarrassed to say the least, the guy said if I had taken any pictures the camera would have been confiscated which would have sucked right before the wedding but he probably had the legal right to.

By: Ralph Berrett aka FMP

Ralph Berrett aka FMP — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:06:45 +0000

Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759
What is funny I just did a section in my blog on this. Shooting in Public & Covering Breaking News
I guess this is just a hot topic.

By: chetnikk

chetnikk — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:20:07 +0000

I copied this comment off dpreview a couple of years ago:

‘There was a time when I had sympathy for such things, but after having seen photographers bothered over the most *insanely* unrelated-to-any-valid-security-concern sites…
I just tell these security bozos “GFY” these days. Reluctantly and politely.

I keep some of my attorney’s business cards in my gadget bag, and when some strutting little Mussolini marches up and demands my bona-fides or asks me to leave or even questions what I’m up to, I just hand him one and say, “I’m an American citizen in a public place exercising my Constitutional rights. I’m not going to answer any of your questions and after I finish speaking, I intend to ignore you entirely. On that card is the name of someone who can either (a) explain to you why you have no right to pester me, or (b) light you up like a pinball machine if you detain me in any manner. Good day.”‘