I have posted my opionion on this before and won't repeat.
But as someone who has done commercial surveillance before moving on
to the higher life forms of birds and frogs I will again state.
Video simply is not the same as audio. Audio is much more restricted.
Also, I will choose a shotgun mic over a parabola for surveillance
audio. That is all a past life and I am done with it in all forms.
I have hunted enough people. I had the naked teenager problem going
for owls again last night. Got the owls though, just the wrong
flavor.
Other countries are not the same as the US and there is state to
state variation of licenses needed. Just keep in mind this is a
federal offense when you step outside of the line.
Rich
--- In Dave Morrison <>
wrote:
> Marty wrote:
>
> But I do record with the same basic legal assumption, that "if you
can
> legally BE there, you can legally RECORD there." Now if you think
a 12
> inch lens draws attention, try an eighty pound 48" parabola and
> view-camera
> tripod at 6:30 AM on the edge of a parking lot!
>
> Marty,
> I might have to challenge (or at least qualify) your premise on
this
> one. As a professional photographer, I can use the same argument
but
> still be on legally shaky ground. As in your example, I could be
well
> within my rights to stand on "public" property (street, sidewalk,
etc.)
> and take pictures without fear of legal consequence.....depending
on
> the subject matter. Just as you "reached" out with the parabola to
> capture sound, I could reach out with my telephoto and capture
images
> that would get me in a lot of trouble. While it would be legal to
be
> there, it would be illegal to shoot from that public spot through
> somebody's window and into their living room. And, to further muddy
the
> water, if I took off that telephoto and put on my wide angle, I
could
> shoot a photo of their house and probably not be in trouble (as
long as
> they weren't standing naked in the front window!!), but I couldn't
use
> that image of the entire house to sell a product such as house
paint or
> shingles without a signed "property release" from the owner.
>
> dave
> www.morrisonphotographics.com
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