A photographer's rights

How many times have you heard "You can't photograph this"? Ha! Wanna bet? Here's a great article from USAToday.com about a photographer's rights, amateur or professionals like those named sconsetmonkey, an excerpt:

If you can see it, you can shoot it

Let's get the easy stuff out of the way. Aside from sensitive government buildings (e.g., military bases), if you're on public property you can photograph anything you like, including private property. There are some limits — using a zoom lens to shoot someone who has a reasonable expectation of privacy isn't covered — but no one can come charging out of a business and tell you not to take photos of the building, period.

Further, they cannot demand your camera or your digital media or film. Well, they can demand it, but you are under no obligation to give it to them. In fact, only an officer of the law or court can take it from you, and then only with a court order. And if they try or threaten you? They can be charged with theft or coercion, and you may even have civil recourse.

The entire article is great and certainly worth it for those amateur photographers out there, and in general, for all anarchists.