Originally Posted by
hathorlive
There's something seriously screwed up with people in this country. I was in Starbucks last night when my friend and I saw this hilarious sign for a product. I went to order and took a picture of it, fully intent on getting some 8th grade humor with it on facebook.
The crone at the counter starts yelling at me, telling me that I can't take pictures in their store. I asked her to clarify and she said that I can't take pictures in Starbucks especially of their products. Despite the crazed lack of planning in that marketing idea, I told her that I worked for the a LE agency and that you have every right to take pictures in public. She told me she was going to call the police and I said "great. I'm sure you'll learn a lot about the law."
What is it about controlling everything in society?
About this issue you are, unfortunately, mistaken. Starbucks is private property and entry is by revocable license. If Starbucks (or any other store) wants to prohibit photography, it is entirely within its rights to do so. You are confusing the law regarding use of photographs taken in locations where there is no reasonable expectation of privacy, which could include a Starbucks, with the right of a property owner to control the use of his property.