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CCTV domestic use
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... But we have only your word for that, sir.
Please, your worship, it is my understanding that you can record what you like; it is what you do with that recording which may incur the wrath of the law. Is this correct?
What about all these types with their mobile phones recording anything and everything in the street? There are bound to be some who prefer not to be thus recorded.
If you have to report a crime, the first thing the police ask is, "Did you film it?" If the answer is no, you might as well not bother reporting it these days, imho.
Those types recording anything and everything in the street have a legal right to do so in a public place, the law protects that. You can photograph or film whatever the eye can see.
On private property or in a public dwelling is different.
To be fair whenever I've been viewing properties that had existing owners/tenants, the estate agent never left our side. When viewing empty properties, we were free to wonder around.0 -
scholesfan88 wrote: »Those types recording anything and everything in the street have a legal right to do so in a public place, the law protects that. You can photograph or film whatever the eye can see.
On private property or in a public dwelling is different.
To be fair whenever I've been viewing properties that had existing owners/tenants, the estate agent never left our side. When viewing empty properties, we were free to wonder around.
It's not actually that different. Not as an individual.0 -
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scholesfan88 wrote: »Do explain...
Ok sure. As a private person, you can film wherever you like, as the default position. (there's some exceptions due to national security, but ignoring those - it's like 20 places in the whole country)
You can film in your home, on the street, in a shop, etc. The law is the same, in that it doesn't exist to prevent it.
Now private places - e.g. work, school, other dwellings, shops etc - can have (and many do have) their own rules on filming (and other things) and if you don't abide you can be asked to leave.
But that is on an individual basis, there is no general agreed policy and certainly no law on individuals filming.0 -
What's a "public dwelling"?0
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Ok sure. As a private person, you can film wherever you like, as the default position. (there's some exceptions due to national security, but ignoring those - it's like 20 places in the whole country)
You can film in your home, on the street, in a shop, etc. The law is the same, in that it doesn't exist to prevent it.
The restrictions on what & where you can film or photograph is quite a bit more complex than you suggest. A shop is private property and you would need permission to film. Ministry of Defence properties, and there are a lot of them scattered around the country, are off limits. There are also restrictions on who & what you can film outside a Court of Law.
Inside your own home, you can pretty much do as you please, although some forms of pornography will certainly qualify you for jail time.
CCTV within the confines of your own home is perfectly legal as long as the recordings are for personal use and not published/distributed. For more information, see - https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/domestic-cctv-systems-guidance-for-people-using-cctv/Any language construct that forces such insanity in this case should be abandoned without regrets. –
Erik Aronesty, 2014
Treasure the moments that you have. Savour them for as long as you can for they will never come back again.0 -
What law are you referring to here? They can certainly ask you to leave if they don't like you filming (or anything else you're doing), but there's no general rule that you need permission to film while you're on somebody else's property.A shop is private property and you would need permission to film.0 -
The restrictions on what & where you can film or photograph is quite a bit more complex than you suggest. - It's not, but by all means provide a link to the law. A shop is private property and you would need permission to film. - no you don't. Ministry of Defence properties, and there are a lot of them scattered around the country, are off limits. - categorically this is not correct. There is a short list of places which are off limits. MOD properties are no on that list by default (though some of those on the list are MOD properties.) There are also restrictions on who & what you can film outside a Court of Law. - Totally incorrect.
Inside your own home, you can pretty much do as you please, although some forms of pornography will certainly qualify you for jail time. - What are you talking about?
CCTV within the confines of your own home is perfectly legal as long as the recordings are for personal use and not published/distributed. For more information, see - https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/domestic-cctv-systems-guidance-for-people-using-cctv/
Sorry but you're just wrong, on pretty much every example0 -
Filming from a public place is perfectly lawful. Some big companies or military may not like it but there is little they or the Police can do.0
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