My kids are in the local paper...
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No, not a showing off thread...
Last week my kids were involved in an event at nursery for charity, which involved them being in a public place. There was a photographer from the local newspaper who took some shots.
Within the paper itself is a fairly large picture of my son, and then on their website is a picture of my daughter complete with full name and age (she's only one year old...).
Is this legal? No consent has been given.
Last week my kids were involved in an event at nursery for charity, which involved them being in a public place. There was a photographer from the local newspaper who took some shots.
Within the paper itself is a fairly large picture of my son, and then on their website is a picture of my daughter complete with full name and age (she's only one year old...).
Is this legal? No consent has been given.
Get over it! It's perfectly legal.
I suspect your kids love being in the paper... I did when a newspaper photographer came to my school as a kid. I can't believe there's anything dangerous or innapropriate, but of course if you feel he's really a closet paedophile intent on praying on your children maybe an alarmist letter to the Daily Mail is in order? Possibly The Sun... You could form a mob to lynch the local Paediatrition too.
I suspect your kids love being in the paper... I did when a newspaper photographer came to my school as a kid. I can't believe there's anything dangerous or innapropriate, but of course if you feel he's really a closet paedophile intent on praying on your children maybe an alarmist letter to the Daily Mail is in order? Possibly The Sun... You could form a mob to lynch the local Paediatrition too.
My kids had their photo taken for the local evening paper last year at a craft fair that we were at, and the photographer asked me for permission first, I thought it was just a done thing to get the parent's permission?
We also have forms come home from school asking for permission for the kids to be photographed/filmed while at the school (performances, school leaflets etc)
We also have forms come home from school asking for permission for the kids to be photographed/filmed while at the school (performances, school leaflets etc)
Puggit said:
No, not a showing off thread...
Last week my kids were involved in an event at nursery for charity, which involved them being in a public place. There was a photographer from the local newspaper who took some shots.
Within the paper itself is a fairly large picture of my son, and then on their website is a picture of my daughter complete with full name and age (she's only one year old...).
Is this legal? No consent has been given.
Is it because your kids are ugly and you're really embarrassed?Last week my kids were involved in an event at nursery for charity, which involved them being in a public place. There was a photographer from the local newspaper who took some shots.
Within the paper itself is a fairly large picture of my son, and then on their website is a picture of my daughter complete with full name and age (she's only one year old...).
Is this legal? No consent has been given.
johnfm said:
Puggit said:
No, not a showing off thread...
Last week my kids were involved in an event at nursery for charity, which involved them being in a public place. There was a photographer from the local newspaper who took some shots.
Within the paper itself is a fairly large picture of my son, and then on their website is a picture of my daughter complete with full name and age (she's only one year old...).
Is this legal? No consent has been given.
Is it because your kids are ugly and you're really embarrassed?Last week my kids were involved in an event at nursery for charity, which involved them being in a public place. There was a photographer from the local newspaper who took some shots.
Within the paper itself is a fairly large picture of my son, and then on their website is a picture of my daughter complete with full name and age (she's only one year old...).
Is this legal? No consent has been given.
johnfm said:
Puggit said:
No, not a showing off thread...
Last week my kids were involved in an event at nursery for charity, which involved them being in a public place. There was a photographer from the local newspaper who took some shots.
Within the paper itself is a fairly large picture of my son, and then on their website is a picture of my daughter complete with full name and age (she's only one year old...).
Is this legal? No consent has been given.
Is it because your kids are ugly and you're really embarrassed?Last week my kids were involved in an event at nursery for charity, which involved them being in a public place. There was a photographer from the local newspaper who took some shots.
Within the paper itself is a fairly large picture of my son, and then on their website is a picture of my daughter complete with full name and age (she's only one year old...).
Is this legal? No consent has been given.
I was merely questioning the legality of this act - especially in the current Daily Wail paedo-alarm world we live in.
I'm perfectly aware that my kids heads have not been superimposed on to other images or anything like it.
The name info came from the nursery staff, I presume.
In all seriousness, whilst the photo is fair game, I would have thought getting the name and age info would have been down to a parent's consent.
If you are genuinely concerned about it, speak to the paper's editor. Of course it is possible the older child maybe gave the names, but if it were the nursery, I think you may need to a word with them.
But dont panic or get it out of proportion. Enjoy seeing you kids in the paper, I bet they're pleased as punch!
If you are genuinely concerned about it, speak to the paper's editor. Of course it is possible the older child maybe gave the names, but if it were the nursery, I think you may need to a word with them.
But dont panic or get it out of proportion. Enjoy seeing you kids in the paper, I bet they're pleased as punch!
I had my photo taken several times for the local paper when I was at school. Didn't ask my parent's permission, just asked me what my name and age was, took the photo, a week later me and the other children would be in the paper and my grandparents would be down the newspaper office asking for a copy of the photo so they could frame it.
When you son/daughter starts at a school the school has to ask if you OBJECT to having their photos published...
If you do not tick that box, the school can do more or less what they want with the images etc...
The fact that you are even remotley concerned is a poor reflection on yourself.... grow some!
If you do not tick that box, the school can do more or less what they want with the images etc...
The fact that you are even remotley concerned is a poor reflection on yourself.... grow some!
Plotloss said:
Did you not sign a consent form for the school/nursery?
We did and it mentioned photos in the paper specifically.
We did and it mentioned photos in the paper specifically.
same here, specific bit of paperwork.I think any reasonable photographer would ask out of common decency and politeness, but that doesn't mean they have to.
tegwin said:
When you son/daughter starts at a school the school has to ask if you OBJECT to having their photos published...
If you do not tick that box, the school can do more or less what they want with the images etc...
The fact that you are even remotley concerned is a poor reflection on yourself.... grow some!
Would you care to retract that final sentence? If you do not tick that box, the school can do more or less what they want with the images etc...
The fact that you are even remotley concerned is a poor reflection on yourself.... grow some!
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