The law and ethics of taking and sharing images in a world where everyone has a camera was in the spotlight this morning, as part of an expert panel discussion on ABC Radio’s Brisbane Focus program.
Griffith University Senior Research Fellow Dr Hugh Breakey joined QUT’s Dr Kylie Pappalardo and photographer Jason to respond to questions from listeners on the topic.
Dr Breakey says everyone having a camera raises a lot of ethical issues.
“You have different ethical issues that can arise with each step that they can take.
“As well as all the ethical issues to do with copyright, privacy, private property and so on, you’ve got these different decision nodes that you work your way through.
“Taking a photo might be okay, putting it online might be okay, but the way you frame it and the way you provide information about it, that might be the thing that gets people to say ‘hang
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