What if the bride was Catherine Zeta-Jones? What if she was eating cake at the time?
But seriously, I wholeheartely agree - the courtesy point defeats all others. It is fundamentally discourteous to take a picture of someone without getting their permission if the intention is to display it in an exhibition. Despite the public nature of a wedding, this seems a bit too far. People surely have a right to get married without a stranger snapping them in circumstances like this. The right thing to do is unquestionably to remove the picture.
Tim Turner
Data and Information Security Officer
Derbyshire County Council
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> In a message dated 08/01/04 20:44:26 GMT Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
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> [snip]
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> > . . . a photo was taken of a couple who were recently married
> > and standing in front of the registry office, went to the exhibition and
> > were upset that their photo was included as they had no knowledge of it
> > being taken. it was taken down, but now the photographer is angry and
> > wants it put back up.
>
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> I would approach this one with a "what if" scenario. What if the marriage
> was against parental wishes, or against religious rules? What if the wedding
> featured a celebrity marrying in secret? What if the bride or groom was a
> relative of the photographer? Would s/he have displayed it without consent in any
> of those circumstances?
>
> I assume s/he would not and therefore I assume all of us would be (should be)
> afforded the same rights (or courtesy).
>
> Ian B
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