Hungary law requires photographers to ask permission to take pictures

2014. március 16. 10:05

Civil code that outlaws taking pictures without permission of everyone in the photograph is 'vague and obstructive' say critics.

2014. március 16. 10:05
Daniel Nolan

„Those planning a weekend break in Budapest take note. From 15 March anyone taking photographs in Hungary is technically breaking the law if someone wanders into shot, under a new civil code that outlaws taking pictures without the permission of everyone in the photograph. According to the justice ministry, people taking pictures should look out for those »who are not waving, or who are trying to hide or running out of shot«.

Officials say expanding the law on consent to include the taking of photographs, in addition to their publication, merely codifies existing court practice. However, Hungary's photographers call the law vague and obstructive, saying it has left the country of Joseph Pulitzer and photography legend Robert Capa out of step with Europe.

Ákos Stiller, a photojournalist at the weekly HVG, the New York Times and Bloomberg, says the new regulation is another unwanted complication for his profession in Hungary. »Can we take photos of strangers: say people looking at a shop window? Do we shoot first and ask permission later?« he asked.”

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