Prohibition of photography
A photography ban as a prohibition to photograph objects or people can exist in different contexts:
- as an expression of personal rights ( right to one's own image )
- for the protection of the very personal sphere of life ( § 201a StGB)
- in exercising domiciliary rights , for example in museums and art exhibitions , at trade fairs or in companies to prevent plagiarism and industrial espionage or in public pools
- to safeguard national security interests ( Section 109g StGB)
- in a religious environment, see ban on images ,
- as an exception to the principle of the public at court hearings ( § 169 sentence 2 GVG )
In the past, it was forbidden in many countries to take photos of bridges, train stations, airports and the like, and private aerial photography was forbidden. Most of these bans have ceased to exist since the end of the Cold War. In the GDR, taking photos of border installations was forbidden as in the other states of the Eastern Bloc. In Russia, the comprehensive photo ban on industrial facilities, bridges, train stations, military and border installations still exists.
Web links
Commons : Category No Photography Signs - Collection of images
Individual evidence
- ↑ Daniela Schlotz, Andreas Reichhardt: The right to their own image - photo right Retrieved on December 6, 2016
- ^ Philipp Aichinger: Personal rights: judges impose a ban on photography Die Presse , April 7, 2013
- ↑ 49. Law amending the Criminal Code - Implementation of European provisions on sexual criminal law of January 21, 2015, Federal Law Gazette I, p. 10
- ↑ Markus Böhm: Change in law after the Edathy case: Which photos can you still take now? Der Spiegel , February 2, 2015
- ↑ Change of the house rules: Is there a ban on photography in Berlin baths? BZ , June 21, 2016
- ↑ Is the 1964 ban on video and audio transmissions from court hearings still appropriate? ( Memento of the original from December 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Expert opinion of the Great Criminal Law Commission of the German Association of Judges on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Justice , results of the meeting from October 21 to 26, 2013 in Waren an der Müritz, p. 108 ff.
- ^ Mirko Laudon: Court reporting and its limits September 25, 2013
- ↑ Police Ordinance on Photographing and Other Depiction of Traffic-Important Facilities of March 29, 1942 (German Reich)
- ↑ Focus online: GDR border troops with their cameras on the Berlin Wall
- ^ Süddeutsche Zeitung: Travel Tips Russia
- ↑ Foreign Office, Russian Federation: Travel and safety information: Special criminal law regulations
