Originally posted by Ratcat
If what you were saying was correct then every holiday maker in WDW would be guilty of breaking the law. If you are in a public place, which is a category that WDW DOES fall into then, unless expressly prohibited, you can film with a non-fixed camera to your hearts content and there is very little that anyone can do about it.
I'm assuming that you're not familiar with the US laws in regards to this. Currently, you are allowed to
videotape someone without their consent.. however, the second that audio comes into play, you must have consent. It works the other way as well. That's the only specification I'll get into right now.
Originally posted by bamboo7
Right. I've learned a lot obout fiming rights, in a communications law class in college, and what tiggerman said isn't very accurate
So you know where I'm coming from: My name is Rob R... I have bachelors in
Advertising & Public Relations, minor in
Broadcast Communication-Sacred Heart University, SJ, PR, 2001; currently pursuing masters in
Broadcast Advertising from the University of Central Florida (well.. the classes that I can get at UCF), also, the son of a lawyer, the nephew of 2 lawyers, a publicist, and a photographer. Now that my qualifications have been put to rest (resume available on request
), in order to keep my State License as a production assistant, and to stay competitive in the
horrible Florida job market, I have to take test upon test on this, as well as keep taking classes so I don't forget anything about this. I also taught a Film and Television Production class in a local Orlando High School last year.
In FL the law states that you can record in 1 of 2 medium (audio or video) without consent AND without identifying the subjects, but to record both, you must have consent. I'm not sure what the laws are that govern New Jersey, but I am nearly certain of the ones that govern Florida.
Originally posted by Ratcat
WDW is private, Disney property, YES, it is, but it is also a publically admissable place.
Agreed.
But so is a shopping mall. I challenge 1 (ONE) person to name 3 malls in the same area in the US that would allow you to enter their premises and videotape without their consent, much less the consent of the retailers located within the mall.
If WDW wanted to, they could ban any sort of external filming while in their parks. But they don't, and I for one am greatful (god knows I used their facilities time and time again for projects in class).
Originally posted by Ratcat
If you film someone with you Handicam in a public place, and they don't like it, then that is there tough turkey, they have no recource, civil or legal, by which they can demand your film. Matters of national security and defence can overrule this of course, but general joe public can not.
That is definitely a UK law! I know of several lawsuits in the US stemming from unauthorized filming by an individual. The fact that there are people out there willing to test these laws and sue over a violation of them is more than enough reason to get consent to shoot. In WDW, they get around it by the way their admission ticket also limits their liability. By entering their parks with a ticket, you have allowed yourself to be filmed, and your likeness to be used
by Disney.
Have I clarified now, what I said in a previous post? Or must I include a copy of my resume, and the contracts I have signed in the past?
