I saw the bargeboards arriving a few days ago but couldn't take a picture, because they were being carried by Galvan workers, and Dan Kent has forbidden me from photographing Galvan staff. Today, a neighbor alerted me that the bargeboards and finials were in place at 59 Allen Street. It was raining, so there were no Galvan workers around, and I had a chance to take these photographs of the Charles Alger House.
Fuck that silly little thing that works for Galvan. If someone can be seen from a public place they can be photographed. Don’t want to be photographed? Stay at home. Dan Kent — whiny little bitch.
ReplyDeleteFuck that silly little hater who lost all sense of civility!
ReplyDeleteWhat a thing to say!
Walter, do you get a bonus for defending the whiny little thing or are you simply just so thoroughly compromised by your engagement with Galvan that you strike out of reflex? You defend the indefensible while arguing for the organization’s financial rape of middle class Hudsonians. Pathetic.
DeleteJohn, I'm not so sure that you don't have some privacy rights when on private property. But it's a good question. If a private citizen is sitting on his or her front porch, does the Register Star have the right to publish his/her picture on its front page without his/her permission if the picture is taken from the sidewalk across the street?
ReplyDeleteIt’s not a question. It’s well settled. If you or a structure can be seen from public property you/it can be photographed, sketched, painted, etc.
Delete1. Do the Galvan workers have a reasonable expectation of privacy when on the scaffolding of a private house where they are working? NO.
ReplyDelete2. If Carole is standing on the street or the sidewalk may she take a picture of that house within her view? YES.
3. Is Carole interrupting or harassing the Galvan workers by taking the picture? NO.
4. Is T. Eric Galloway a public figure? YES.
5. Does the Galvan Foundation’s numerous activities around Hudson invite journalistic scrutiny? MOST CERTAINLY.
6. Does Galvan have legal recourse against Gossips? PROBABLY NOT.
What a way for your libel libel to talk!
ReplyDeleteRegarding the bargeboards they look a little clumsy compared to the finesse of the old ones. Oh well. The craftsmanship of the old has gone by the wayside these days - in almost everything.
ReplyDeleteBeefed up - puffed up - style is lost in its interpretation .
DeleteI meant libel lawyer. In any case, people have a privacy right in their image under New York statutory law, but there is a newsworthy exception and permission to publish an image is not required if the publication is of general public interest and not an advertisement.
ReplyDeleteWhat does Galvan plan to do with this building?
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