[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by SebC

You'd be wrong. You can shoot almost anything in public (sticking your camera under a woman's skirt is an obvious exception). The restrictions are on the publishing side, where the general rule is if it's editorial use you're okay (this is what allows the papperazzi to operate) or if the person is not identifiable you're okay. If the person is identifiable and it's non-editorial use, you need a model release to publish.

Note that editorial use, in this context, is a bit of legal jargon that might have a slightly different meaning than what you might expect.

Is the the same for filming of minors in public?