Editing Photography (section)

== Law ==
{{Main|Photography and the law}}

Photography is both restricted and protected by the law in many jurisdictions. Protection of photographs is typically achieved through the granting of [[copyright]] or moral rights to the photographer. In the United States, photography is protected as a [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment right]] and anyone is free to photograph anything seen in public spaces as long as it is in plain view.<ref>{{Cite web
| title        = You Have Every Right to Photograph That Cop
| url          = https://www.aclu.org/news/you-have-every-right-photograph-cop?redirect=free-speech/you-have-every-right-photograph-cop
| website      = American Civil Liberties Union
| access-date  = 18 February 2016
| archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20160225024330/https://www.aclu.org/news/you-have-every-right-photograph-cop?redirect=free-speech%2Fyou-have-every-right-photograph-cop
| archive-date = 25 February 2016
| url-status   = live
}}</ref> In the UK, a recent law (Counter-Terrorism Act 2008) increases the power of the police to prevent people, even press photographers, from taking pictures in public places.<ref>{{cite journal
| url         = http://www.bjp-online.com/public/showPage.html?page=836675
| title       = Jail for photographing police?
| journal     = British Journal of Photography
| date        = 28 January 2009
| url-status  = dead
| archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20100327183624/http://www.bjp-online.com/public/showPage.html?page=836675
| archive-date = 27 March 2010
}}</ref> In South Africa, any person may photograph any other person, without their permission, in public spaces and the only specific restriction placed on what may not be photographed by government is related to anything classed as national security. Each country has different laws.