When is it really ok to publish kids in a magazine or profile them on the news without permission? Most news agencies will not release the name of an injured victim of a crime if they are under 18. But yet, there are photographers who blatantly shoot a movie or television star's child and sell them to a publisher who runs the story without permission. What about the other kids in the background? Not all their faces are "wiped" out. How are we to know if that photographer hanging outside the school ground isn't a registered sex offender or pedophile in the guise of a papparazi? Where else are these photos being sold? Why are we allowing this to happen? Why am I ranting about this and what does this have to do with real estate?
Many of us sell homes to the stars and do our best to keep these transactions very private. We don't brag to our co-workers who we're working with and many times they are buying the property in another name or a trust. We get to know these people and get attached and feel it is our duty to protect them and honor their privacy.
Someone would say,"they have chosen this profession so we have the right to take their pictures!"Does that mean it's open season on their kids?
In Humboldt County, I wanted to have my kids in a real estate commercial with me and I had to get permission from their Doctor, the Principal and a permit from the county for a 20 second spot!
A good frined of mine nioticed his child was in the same picture as a well known actor's kid and he was furious!
I would propose a 100 foot boundary around our schools and arrest anyone who is taking pictures of any of the kids. Am I just ranting needlessly or would you be willing to go this extra step to protect our kids?
