Originally Posted by Gambalunga
Originally Posted by tmg513
What are the laws in Italy about photographs of this nature taken without the subjects' consent?

In general terms if you are in a public place, for example on the street, you may be photographed, If you are in a private place you have the right to privacy. An exception would be if you are committing a crime, in that case you may be photographed or filmed. Just as in other countries the right of public interest may also be a consideration.

I would suggest that in this case the photographs were taken in a public place and regard a person of public interest. The one provision may be in the case that a photo is published with the intent to do real harm to a person. That becomes very difficult to judge where the line is crossed.

In an interesting aside anyone posing for a photo in effect gives permission to all present to take a photo however if that photo is then used to make money, without permission, the subject(s) of the photo have the right to compensation,



Ah thanks for that. I confess I struggle to see how publishing photos of this young lady on holiday with her baby is in the public interest.


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