Can I take a picture of someone in public and post it on the internet without their consent?


I took a picture at my local carnival yesterday (here it is: http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j161/futuramaniac/child.jpg ) it had a kid in it and I thought it looked like a pretty correct picture. Anyways, someone said that I can not post a picture of someone online without their consent. I don't exactly believe that because this was in a public space. I also live contained by the Netherlands, so the laws might be different. I don't make any money sour of this picture, it's just a picture to post on the internet. It's also not a nude picture (now THAT I can understand being not permitted, but this is just a kid in public looking at some duckies). So is it true or not? Do I need consent to post someone's picture online when they're within a public space? (I bet a lot of photographers in the Obama crowd would need A LOT of consent forms consequently /sarcasm).
Best Answer:
No you don't need their authorization as long as you were ina public place
Generally speaking, pictures taken in a public nouns where no expectation of privacy exists can be posted, in some cases even for profit. If an individual in the picture identify themselves as same and asks to remove it, as a courtesy you generally should.
Ask the paparazzi if its banned. Once you leave your house and are in public you are fair activity. If you really want to know if its illeagal ask the police if its illegal to use the cameras at ATM's, Stores, Street corners or any other place to catch criminals.
You can't because individuals could just go around with cameras and embezzle pictures of random people. It invades their privacey.
no i think its illegal plus its a child to so i would purloin it off if the people seen that they could sue you
The internet is usually ok, especially if it is non profit. Television crews often have to achieve permission from everyone they show, but noone is going to hassle you just for a photobucket account.
The Supreme Court has ruled time and time again that people in public hold no expectation of privacy. Exceptions would be if you were trying to profit from the likeness of that person in some channel or trying to embarrass them.(A release would be needed then) None of those appear to apply in your case. Also the argument could be made that the subject is not clearly recognizable. Nice picture by the style. I like the composition. Good luck and hope this helps.