Posted on 03/17/2014 7:46:28 PM PDT by aimhigh
Effective today, a new civil code in Hungary makes it illegal to take a photograph without obtaining permission from everybody in the photo, making street photographers’ and photojournalists’ jobs infinitely more complicated and opening the door for a landslide of litigation.
Reported first in The Guardian, the new law expands current regulations that prohibited the publication of images without consent, something justice ministry officials say “merely codifies existing court practice.”
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Didn’t read the full article, but this caught my eye.
“prohibited the *publication* of images without consent” So it would be a different issue from someone being personally offended by the taking of a photo.
Hurry we must notify everyone in Hollywood so they can all get their things packed to move there. We must also insure that photographers are free to take pictures everywhere else.
Budapest is a great city. Loved my visit there. Good Hungarian food too. Lots to see. Some great Art Nouveau architecture.
Being photo shy is not all that uncommon in Europe. I took a photo of a Belgaufra waffle stand in Belgium, and got a wave off/scolding from one of the workers plus an admonition from a passerby.
Same thing happened in Frankfurt when taking a picture of KFC Bratwurst.
I like to take pictures of funny signs and this one got to me. Apparently, a company cannot advertise itself as being the world’s best in anything like we do over here.
So the picture I took said “Belgaufra Probably the best waffle in the world.”
I mean, who wouldn’t buy an unpretentious waffle like that?
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