barry_rau1

<p>Check this question with a qualified attorney in the country you intend to publish your work.<br /> I invested 8 years on a photo essay about the dying Venetian culture. All photographs were taken in public under American First Amendment rights.<br /> The project culminated in a book prototype. The book was at the point of publication in Venice, Italy. Many Venetians validated the contents of the work. The publisher intended to publish the work, until his attorney pointed out that Italian law requires "advanced permission" from the subject of the photograph. Many of these images were taken candidly on the streets of Venice over an 8-year period. Obtaining "advanced permission" now is impossible.<br /> For those who are American, be thankful for your 1st Amendment rights.<br /> If you are intending to do "street photography" in other countries, hire a really, really good attorney in that country first. Otherwise, be prepared for a lot of grief.<br /> Americans sometimes forget the value of our First Amendment rights and assume everyone on the globe has the same rights. There was a revolution fought to get these rights. Not everyone has them.<br /> Now, I get it.<br /> Furthermore, don't get legal advice on photography from the Internet, particularly from photographers, as I have learned painfully.</p>

Clyde-

 

Please provide specifics of how I can reach John Milich (e.g., e-mail address, phone number, address, etc.)

 

Thanks,

barryr@sterling-llp.com