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Consent required for action related to a picture of a person in a public place (by country)
Country Take a picture Publish a picture Commercially1 use a published picture
Argentina No Yes (with exceptions) Yes (with exceptions)
Austria No No (with exceptions) Yes
Belgium No Yes (with exceptions) Yes
Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Canada ? ? ?
China No No Yes
Czech Republic Yes Yes Yes
Denmark No Yes (with exceptions) Yes (with exceptions)
Ethiopia No Yes (with exceptions) Yes
Finland No Yes (with exceptions) Yes (with exceptions)
France Yes Yes Yes
Germany Yes (with exceptions) Yes (with exceptions) Yes (with exceptions)
India No No (with exceptions) Yes (with exceptions)
Israel No Yes Yes
Italy No Yes (with exceptions) Yes
Libya No Yes (with exceptions) Yes
Mexico No Yes Yes
Netherlands No No (with exceptions) No (with exceptions)
Norway No Yes (with exceptions) Yes (with exceptions)
Peru No Yes (with exceptions) Yes (with exceptions)
Poland No Yes (with exceptions) Yes
Portugal No (with exceptions) Yes (with exceptions) Yes
Russian Federation No Yes (with exceptions) Yes (with exceptions)
Slovakia Yes (with exceptions) Yes (with exceptions) Yes (with exceptions)
Slovenia No No Yes
Spain Yes Yes Yes
Switzerland Yes Yes Yes
United Kingdom No No No 2
United States No No Usually (although laws differ by state)
1: In this context "commercial use" is purely {{Personality rights}}, and thus never a reason for deletion.
2:To take photographs in Trafalgar Square and Parliament Square in London, for any business, employment, or other professional purposes, requires permission from the Greater London Authority. Commercial photography in any of the Royal Parks of London also need prior permission. [1]
  1. Linda Macpherson (May 14, 2009). UK Photographers Rights Guide v2. [1].Accessed 2012-12-20