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I'm a little confused after a conversation (if you can call it that) I had with a security guard last week regarding taking pics on privately owned public space.....Basically, I was in Belfast and took a few pics of the massive Game of Thrones set they are building in the Titanic quarter when a security guard approached me demanding I let him see the pics I was taking...I told him to slide on as he has no authority to demand this to which he said I was on private property (news to me) and he did have the authority to see the pics...He didn't get to see the pics apparently the police were called?? they never arrived!! and I continued on with my business...after some research, it turns out that the ground is indeed private and is owned by Belfast Harbor commission even though there is no way of telling this as there are no signs or no gates to go through to get onto the land, there's hotels car showrooms cafes etc and its probably one of the most photographed areas of Belfast with the Titanic building and the Harland & Wolff cranes. I emailed the Belfast Harbor commission and the Titanic quarter management both who emailed me back saying the same thing its private ground but its open to the public and photography is allowed as long as it's for private non-commercial use.
This brings me to my question if you share something on Facebook, Instagram or even on here is that still considered private use??
Heres 2 of the pics I took and on a funny side note when the security guard was getting on to me one of those hop on hop off sightseeing buses passed us and everyone on the bus took pics of the set as its basically in the middle of Belfast lol
DSC_3905 by chris canavan, on Flickr
DSC_3904-2 by chris canavan, on Flickr
This brings me to my question if you share something on Facebook, Instagram or even on here is that still considered private use??
Heres 2 of the pics I took and on a funny side note when the security guard was getting on to me one of those hop on hop off sightseeing buses passed us and everyone on the bus took pics of the set as its basically in the middle of Belfast lol
DSC_3905 by chris canavan, on Flickr
DSC_3904-2 by chris canavan, on Flickr