Its analagous to taking pictures of people in public. Its in public . .. I know that laws may be different in these various countries - I'm saying that this _shouldn't_ be illegal if it is
Well, since you bring up the photography analogy ... average Koreans are a lot more sensitive than Americans to being randomly captured in others' photographs/videos, especially if those photos will later be published/broadcast in mass media. And Korean law backs them up on their desire for privacy, to certain extent (not as much as commonly believed, though).
Well, since you bring up the photography analogy ... average Koreans are a lot more sensitive than Americans to being randomly captured in others' photographs/videos, especially if those photos will later be published/broadcast in mass media. And Korean law backs them up on their desire for privacy, to certain extent (not as much as commonly believed, though).
One photographer's take on it, including translation of some of the relevant sections of Korean laws and various anecdotes of the troubles it's caused him in his work: http://metropolitician.blogs.com/scribblings_of_the_metrop/2...