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Anonymous
hey /p/

Military helicopters fly over my neighborhood all the time, sometimes incredibly low. Does anyone here know the laws (if any) about photographing them?

Pic sorta related.
>> eku !8cibvLQ11s
And which country do you live in? In Finland you are free to photograph _anything_ which seen in a public place.
And every place, even privately owned bars and grocery stores, where you are free to go without invitation, are counted as a public places. I bet you could even go and photograph in some military locations in here.
>> Anonymous
I live in the US.

Also, if I were to publish any pictures of aircraft, would I have to give any credit to the DoD?
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>66040
You paid for the choppers. If they're flying over you, go for it. Just don't take pictures of 'em on the base or you'll get gitmo'd.
>> Anonymous
Its art, isnt it? Then its protected.
>> Anonymous
>>66072
You're confusing the standard for what sort of photography is allowed in public places without a model release versus whether the standard over which Homeland Security department will throw a hissy fit.

In the case of the former, anything in public view may be photographed and disseminated without a model release, so long as it isn't for commercial or advertising purposes. The sale of an object of art does not change the legal status of the photograph.

In the case of the latter, there isn't one. Enjoy your arbitrary detention.

>>66016

Shooting aircraft with a camera (as opposed to with a gun or missile) is completely legal.

If you intend to photograph a base, whether you are legally allowed to do so is up to the individual base commander. That doesn't sound like the case. If you want to and you don't know the legality or if it's illegal and you want to request permission, write to the base commander's office and explain you’re an art photographer, throw in a bit about how you’re doing a photo essay on [insert some nationalistic/pro-military/etc. theme] in there, and unless they’re a dick, they’ll probably let you. Photocopy the response and carry the copy with you, just in case.

You wouldn’t have to give credit to the Department of Defense. Robert Capa didn’t caption his photograph of the dying Republican soldier in the Spanish Civil War “Photograph courtesy of Generalísimo Franco,” though that would’ve been somewhat witty.

This (http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm) is a pretty good summary of everything.

(I'm not a lawyer, BTW, so it's on you if you get v& for doing anything I said in this post.)
>> Anonymous
>>66016
sounds like a question for the /k/ommandos
>>66055
you also paid for police cars, but most cops don't like you taking pictures of 'em
>>66072
art isn't automatically protected in the US, though it has a lot more wiggle room... try taking "artistic" nude shots of a model in public