Development of Creative Commons licenses

[Javier Candeira <javier AT candeira.com>]

drew Roberts wrote:
> On Wednesday 26 September 2007 07:11 am, Javier Candeira wrote:
>> jonathon wrote:
>>> Several places in New South Wales, Australia have tried outright
>>> banning of public photography.  Spain used to send people to gaol for
>> The way you put it, trying to obtain a release would amount to confessing
>> having broken that law banning photography of public documents, so I would
>> advise not to attempt one. 
> 
> Not necessarily. I seem to recall advice being given to photographers that 
> if 
> they get model releases as a rule, then it gives them more optoions as to 
> what they can do with the photo in the future.

A building or location is not a model, and if there is "outright banning of
public photography", as Jonathon said, then it is *taking* the photo that's
forbidden, and showing the photo is evidence for breaking the law.

Just working with the given assumptions, not even considering whether they
are right or wrong, or they make sense or not.

J