Originally Posted by
DrBernardo
I've always rather assumed that an aircraft cabin classes pretty much as a public place, and that therefore appearing in a photo like this was an occupational hazard. Maybe a personal close-up would be a bit different, but a general "cabin shot" like this seems OK. I might not like it much, and if I were on a witness protection programme I might ask for it to be deleted, but I wouldn't expect to be able to make a song and dance about it. Maybe I'm wrong.
In terms of
Henkybaby's photo I believe that is pretty simple.
Without resorting to grandiose and no doubt pretty empty legal threats (a simple request to remove photos in the form of a cease-and-desist letter should be sufficient so no need to try and exract compensation or spend thousands on lawyers attempting to
)
I think:
1) I would be pretty annoyed if I saw recognisable pictures of me taken without my permission on the internet. Due to the nature of my work there are many pictures of me available on the internet, but these are taken with my direct or indirect consent. When I am travelling in an aircraft cabin the situation is entirely different.
2) the basic etiquette to avoid the above grief appears to be to spend a few minutes in any photo editing software blurring the faces of the people in the photo.
A public place is defined as a place in which the general public has access. Private property can be a public place, such as a museum, a mall, or a park. You can be denied [permission to take a photograph] in a public place if it is on private property
I would say that the above taken from a quick search online is basically correct. I would say that a private company's aircraft should be considered to be private property.
The airport is also private property but has authorised photographers working in it who use their own judgement of public interest when taking photos of well-known figures.
I was behind Sir Paul McCartney at South security recently and I feel he was well within his rights to approach a (I believe very rude) fellow traveler who was taking pictures of him with his iPhone. McCartney asked him very firmly to stop and to delete the photos in front of him ^.