Hiya,
the legalFHOT'ers will probably know this already but i thought i'd share this for the mortals among us.
You know how every so often we get posts here or stuff in the news saying how some school or whatever has banned parents from taking photos of their kids at a nativity or school play? or someone gets stroppy because you took a picture and their kid happens to be in it and demands you destroy the film? well it is a load of cobblers, you can take pictures of your children (in fact you can photograph any children if they are in a public place) and data protection only covers business' and organisations not private individuals.
So if you have a child in your family who is in a school play and you are told your are not allowed to phtotgraph them you can challenge that as it is only the protocol of the school (or swimming pool or whatever) and it is not law.
one of the case examples used on the course was of a park warden telling a couple they could not photograph their own daughter on a swingset in the park because there was no photography allowed in the play area under the data protection law...twas rhubarb!
anyhoo hope this is useful to someone
Ez
xxx
the legalFHOT'ers will probably know this already but i thought i'd share this for the mortals among us.
You know how every so often we get posts here or stuff in the news saying how some school or whatever has banned parents from taking photos of their kids at a nativity or school play? or someone gets stroppy because you took a picture and their kid happens to be in it and demands you destroy the film? well it is a load of cobblers, you can take pictures of your children (in fact you can photograph any children if they are in a public place) and data protection only covers business' and organisations not private individuals.
So if you have a child in your family who is in a school play and you are told your are not allowed to phtotgraph them you can challenge that as it is only the protocol of the school (or swimming pool or whatever) and it is not law.
one of the case examples used on the course was of a park warden telling a couple they could not photograph their own daughter on a swingset in the park because there was no photography allowed in the play area under the data protection law...twas rhubarb!
anyhoo hope this is useful to someone
Ez
xxx