Forum: Venue Rules & Legal Matters

Flickr is robbing you if you use their service. http://www.jmg-galleries.com/blog/2008/07/07/how-every-flickr-photo-ended-up-on-sale-this-weekend/ Their "terms and conditions" always made me uneasy, now I know why. Warts and all, I'm sticking with PBase.

Some Police Still Enforcing Non-Existent Ban On Photography In The Subways February 23, 2006 When the MTA tried to ban picture taking in the subway last year, that plan quickly died in the face of widespread opposition. But that hasn't necessarily stopped police from enforcing the non-existent...

I recently went on a trip to Washington DC with my kids school, and brought my 1DM2 and a few lenses. There were only a few places that were a problem, and otherwise photos were fine. Pentagon - No Cameras of any kind allowed.... don't even try. White House - Outside we took pictures of the...

I am so pumped... I'm taking the whole family to see Casting Crowns this Saturday night at the Palace Theater in Albany. This is my favorite group so I'm pretty pumped. I've never been to this theater and am curious if taking pictures is allowed... and if allowed, would I be able to use a...

OK... first and foremost... this easily can become a heated topic... so please for the sake of this thread... cooler heads should prevail... this is a semi-followup from a discussion (heated discussion) on DP Review... Topic: The NFL has dictated that all press photographers that will shoot...

This may be a silly question, but what are the rules regarding a shot like this: where someone's house is featured prominently in a photo. Do I need anyone's permission to show this image? I don't think I do, but I'm not entirely sure. Anyone here know anything about this?

I am working on some images for a CD cover and have a question about branding. The artist would like to have an image of the piano on the cover, and it is a Yamaha piano. Are there any issues with producing a CD cover that shows the brand name of an instrument? I wouldn't think this would be a...

The US House of Representatives recently passed HR 683, the Trademark Dilution Revision Act, which could make you the victim of a lawsuit from some big company. If you happened to capture an image that had something incidental in it that related to their mark - the logo, a color, or anything they...

I have had very mixed results shooting in the Pepsi Arena. I've brought in a 1DMk2 w/70-200 IS (a white lens) and shot openly, and I've also been stopped in my tracks at the door. When I've not brought it I could... when I have brought it I couldn't. Their official policy is listed on their...