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Originally Posted by Klondike
The "reasonable expectation of privacy" issue comes up in #4 and I can't say as I really know how to apply this legally. I know that it comes up a lot in voyeur type cases. My interpretation would be that everyone in public has the right to at least some personal space upon which you cannot intrude. I.e holding your camera three inches away from a girls pubes at the WNBR would be a violation of their personal space and an invasion of privacy. Just IMHO, but this seems the most likely interpretation of "reasonable expectation of privacy"
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I checked some more and my interpretation doesn't seem to be correct here. "Reasonable expectation of privacy" in public applies only to public places like a public restroom, phone booth, etc. Out in the open, in other words, there is no reasonable expectation of privacy at all. Nude beaches would be included here. So what I said about not taking photos from three inches away then would the not come under the scope of this phrase at all. Maybe in that case it falls under the category of "invasion of privacy". I don't know, but that seems reasonable..
In any case, this only makes the legality of taking pics on a nude beach all the more clear. "Reasonable expectation of privacy" only seems to apply to things like public restrooms, phone booths, etc which are public areas intended for private use. So once again, on a nude beach, you have no expectation of privacy. Period.
Klondike