A new law in the Philippines, the Safe Spaces Act, warns that sharing other people’s photos online could be considered sexual harassment. Online comments and remarks that are unwanted, such as uploading or sharing someone’s photos or videos without their consent, are also prohibited.
Beware: Sharing other people’s photos online could be considered sexual harassment, according to the Safe Spaces Act, a new law in the Philippines. The law prohibits catcalling, wolf whistling, and unwanted sexual advances, but also defines the prohibited acts online. Many thought that the Safe Spaces Bill introduced by Senator Risa …
A proposed law that seeks to criminalize the taking of photos of private persons without permission has been criticized by activists and media groups in the Philippines for being a threat to free speech. Because of its vague provisions, some have called it an “anti-selfie bill.”. But according to the proponents of House Bill 4807 or …
Right of Publicity – In this case, someone uses a photo of you for commercial purposes. In other words, if that individual posts your image to promote a product or service online or as an endorsement on a business site without your permission, he or she has violated your right of publicity.
He said anytime you take someone else's photo from a social media page and repost without permission – even if you are in the picture – you are breaking the law. "They are using the image when …
A Stranger Posted Your Photo. This can get complicated. If a stranger takes photos on public property, such as at a park or on a city street, you are giving your consent by being in a public area. If someone you do not know takes pictures of you on private property, you may have some rights according to the rules of the private property.
Answer. You can stop a website's use of your image for three reasons: invasion of privacy, violation of right of publicity, or defamation. Invasion of privacy can occur if you are portrayed falsely and in a highly offensive manner. For example, your photo was posted at an America's Most Wanted type of website, and you are not wanted by the law.
If a reasonable person wouldn't expect privacy in the same situation, then you had their permission to take the photo, and then whether or not it is lawful to post (i.e. publish) the photo without their permission becomes the question.
People of the Philippines and Atty. Carlos T. So, G.R. No. 161032, 16 September 2008.) Freedom of Speech abnd Punishment for Cyber Libel. A violation of R.A. 10175, particularly Sec. 4(c)(4) of R.A. 10175 (Cyberlibel) can result, not only in the filing of a criminal complaint, but also a civil complaint for damages.
(a) To take photo or video coverage of a person or group of persons performing sexual act or any similar activity or to capture an image of the private area of a person/s such as the naked or undergarment clad genitals, public area, buttocks or female breast without the consent of the person/s involved and under circumstances in which the …
In this post, we are going to define what type of photos can’t be shared without consent and the incredibly grey area of sharing. UK law only covers indecent images of children. The law states that “Taking, making, sharing and possessing indecent images and pseudo-photographs of people under 18 is illegal.
If you’re the owner of your own photo, then yes, if someone else wants to use it, they have to ask for your permission to do so. But, if Ah Zai took a picture of you like in our second example above, others have to ask him for permission to use the photo of you – because Ah Zai owns that photo. As the owner of the photo, you can ask others to …
Finding out your image or artwork has been used without your knowledge or say-so can be a punch in the gut. In this tutorial, we’ll look at positive action you can take to seek a fair outcome. I recently discovered that one of my pictures had been used by a large newspaper chain, without my permission.
Introduction. If you discover that someone posted either photos or videos of you or your family on a social media site without your permission, the first thing to know is that it is illegal. Keep in mind that every platform has a different privacy policy, so the individual that posts may think they did nothing wrong.
For example, if you advertise your website using the photograph of a famous rival blogger (or even an unknown rival blogger) without permission, then you might be liable for misappropriation of that person’s likeness. (Another way of saying this is that you might be liable for violating the blogger's "right of publicity.")
