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<blockquote data-quote="Claudia!" data-source="post: 183787" data-attributes="member: 8139"><p>This was a very interesting article and thread. When I was in the police academy, this debate came up a lot. In Texas, a person can be arrested for a criminal act if they leave their blinds open while engaging in inappropriate behavior. Once the home owner makes the decision to open their window in view of public eye, they themselves take away all privacy they had. Though home owners expect a level of privacy within their own home they should also be aware of their rights as well as others. They should know when their privacy isn't private anymore. Yes it is their home but at the same time, once they open their home for light to come in they must have some understanding that as light goes in, their privacy goes out. </p><p></p><p>I do believe photographers should have some sense of morals and limits. I personally love my windows open but I know the law as well. If I walk around with nothing on and someone snaps a photo of me, that is my fault not theirs. I made the decision to open my home to the public eye. As someone who loves photography though, I would never take such photos of people. </p><p></p><p>I looked at all the photos and I must agree none of them (with the exception of the children) showed who the person was nor where they provocative. The photographer decided to take photos of a different perspective of life and his neighbors. The law protects his actions. I must side with the photographer as well. He may have taken unflattering photos but made a proper decision not to add them to the display. In a sense, he still had his limits such as not showing their faces or making it obvious who they where. His intentions where not to capture inappropriate behavior. Even though he risked capturing it, he didn't display it. If you think of a private investigator trying to catch a wife cheating. If she was in a hotel with the windows open and he captured her and her lover in action, he isn't breaking the law, they are. </p><p></p><p>Invasion of privacy in a sense is not all black and white.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Claudia!, post: 183787, member: 8139"] This was a very interesting article and thread. When I was in the police academy, this debate came up a lot. In Texas, a person can be arrested for a criminal act if they leave their blinds open while engaging in inappropriate behavior. Once the home owner makes the decision to open their window in view of public eye, they themselves take away all privacy they had. Though home owners expect a level of privacy within their own home they should also be aware of their rights as well as others. They should know when their privacy isn't private anymore. Yes it is their home but at the same time, once they open their home for light to come in they must have some understanding that as light goes in, their privacy goes out. I do believe photographers should have some sense of morals and limits. I personally love my windows open but I know the law as well. If I walk around with nothing on and someone snaps a photo of me, that is my fault not theirs. I made the decision to open my home to the public eye. As someone who loves photography though, I would never take such photos of people. I looked at all the photos and I must agree none of them (with the exception of the children) showed who the person was nor where they provocative. The photographer decided to take photos of a different perspective of life and his neighbors. The law protects his actions. I must side with the photographer as well. He may have taken unflattering photos but made a proper decision not to add them to the display. In a sense, he still had his limits such as not showing their faces or making it obvious who they where. His intentions where not to capture inappropriate behavior. Even though he risked capturing it, he didn't display it. If you think of a private investigator trying to catch a wife cheating. If she was in a hotel with the windows open and he captured her and her lover in action, he isn't breaking the law, they are. Invasion of privacy in a sense is not all black and white. [/QUOTE]
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