watcharacters Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 (edited) What are the legal expectations and rights regarding privacy in Thailand? As an example I realize owners of Malls and other private property have every right to prohibit photos but what about public places? I recall walking down the street of the night market in Chaing Mai a few years back and came upon a vendor stall with some interesting lamps. Boldly placed at the front of the lady's stall was a sign that declared "No Photos Allowed". I wanted no trouble so I just walked past her stall. She clearly didn't grasp the value of free advertising but I didn't and don't care. I wonder if anyone has a fairly good handle on what the privacy laws are in Thailand? In my country they are forever evolving with technology and in many of the videos I watch on YouTube a supervisor will calm aggressive subordinates and apologize, for instance, to a videographer who is within his or her legal rights. Any thoughts? Edited May 18, 2018 by watcharacters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WonderfulDay Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Basically if you don't do what they require 1. you will get kicked, punched etc... max penalty for them is 500-1000 THB + a wai 2. you will get shamed as the "model" did recently to the farang... of course, the fact that Thais have FB groups up to 100k members where they share videos/pictures of farangs + their personal details is okay ka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mogandave Posted May 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 18, 2018 I think if people don’t want you taking pictures of their crap you shouldn’t take pictures of their crap. I think generally they use “no photo” signs to make people think their merchandise is exclusive to their shop, and they do not want it copied. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WonderfulDay Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 5 minutes ago, mogandave said: I think generally they use “no photo” signs to make people think their merchandise is exclusive to their shop, and they do not want it copied. Generally it is because their merchandise are illegal to sell - fakes, banned goods, etc. Local police gets their beer baht, but Facebook doesn't accept brown envelopes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 1 hour ago, WonderfulDay said: of course, the fact that Thais have FB groups up to 100k members where they share videos/pictures of farangs + their personal details is okay A group of up to 100k members - surely a slight exaggeration? Feel free to prove me wrong by the way How would the admin handle that.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcharacters Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 1 hour ago, WonderfulDay said: Basically if you don't do what they require 1. you will get kicked, punched etc... max penalty for them is 500-1000 THB + a wai 2. you will get shamed as the "model" did recently to the farang... of course, the fact that Thais have FB groups up to 100k members where they share videos/pictures of farangs + their personal details is okay ka I was asking about from a legal standpoint. It's Ok if you want to go on about barroom justice being the standard in Thailand but I wonder about the actual law on the books. I don't think you have a remote clue.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackdd Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, topt said: A group of up to 100k members - surely a slight exaggeration? Feel free to prove me wrong by the way How would the admin handle that.......... 100k is probably an exaggeration, but here for example one with 27k: https://www.facebook.com/groups/974552655984583/ 22k: https://www.facebook.com/groups/309098312896070/ 15k: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1275566252571183/ Edited May 18, 2018 by jackdd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krataiboy Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 16 hours ago, mogandave said: I think if people don’t want you taking pictures of their crap you shouldn’t take pictures of their crap. I think generally they use “no photo” signs to make people think their merchandise is exclusive to their shop, and they do not want it copied. Or it could just be that everything they are selling has been copied. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jippytum Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 I have seen the stall and lamps referred to in the post . The vendor who i do not know has traded hand made lamps of individual design for many years . Thai people are renowned the world over for duplicating other people's work .What is wrong with trying to protect your intellectual property rights by requesting legally you refrain from photographing their work at their place of business 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quandow Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 I started taking photos one night of the Lucifer's street sign in LK Metro. The bouncer told me knock it off. I walked a little further down the street and waited until he was upsetting someone else and snapped away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 I would have thought not taking a photo of someone or something when you are asked not too would be common courtesy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogandave Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 I would have thought not taking a photo of someone or something when you are asked not too would be common courtesy.The OP is not concerned with common courtesy, he is only concerned with the legal aspects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Quite true. I'm just expressing an opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 On 5/18/2018 at 6:13 PM, watcharacters said: I was asking about from a legal standpoint. It's Ok if you want to go on about barroom justice being the standard in Thailand but I wonder about the actual law on the books. I don't think you have a remote clue.. Given most of us on here wouldn't have a clue about the legality, or otherwise, of privacy rights in LOS, I think you are asking on the wrong forum. I'm sure a lawyer could tell you though, in exchange for some money. What most of us do know though, is reality, and you have been advised of that already in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcharacters Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 On 5/18/2018 at 5:44 PM, topt said: A group of up to 100k members - surely a slight exaggeration? Feel free to prove me wrong by the way How would the admin handle that.......... Ah Ha. So TFV has a survivable life on FaceBook? Thanks for that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcharacters Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 (edited) On 5/20/2018 at 8:59 AM, Lacessit said: I would have thought not taking a photo of someone or something when you are asked not too would be common courtesy. Did you happen to notice I said the vendor was selling goods on a public street? You missed that? Please stay focused.. OK. Next time you take a photo in a public place be sure to request permission of everyone in the photo before you the picture. Thank you Edited May 22, 2018 by watcharacters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogandave Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Did you happen to notice I said the vendor was selling goods on a public street? You missed that? Please stay focused.. OK. Next time you take a photo in a public place be sure to request permission of everyone in the photo before you the picture. Thank youIf you already knew, why’d you ask? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 18 minutes ago, watcharacters said: Ah Ha. So TFV has a survivable life on FaceBook? Thanks for that.. For what? I haven't got a clue what you are talking about............................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcharacters Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 On 5/19/2018 at 11:55 AM, jippytum said: protect your intellectual property rights by requesting legally you refrain from photographing their work at their place of business Amazing you can come up with this BS gem. How does the vendor have a "legal" right like that in public? Can you reference any laws? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsensam Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 On 5/18/2018 at 11:28 AM, mogandave said: I think if people don’t want you taking pictures of their crap you shouldn’t take pictures of their crap. I think generally they use “no photo” signs to make people think their merchandise is exclusive to their shop, and they do not want it copied. true. or they are copying someone else and dont want it publicised. or they are just fed up with tourists pointing cameras at them - and then not buying anything . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 22 hours ago, watcharacters said: Did you happen to notice I said the vendor was selling goods on a public street? You missed that? Please stay focused.. OK. Next time you take a photo in a public place be sure to request permission of everyone in the photo before you the picture. Thank you Try taking a photo of a ladyboy in a tourist area and see how you get on. I was threatened with a baseball bat on Walking St for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcharacters Posted May 24, 2018 Author Share Posted May 24, 2018 On 5/23/2018 at 10:21 AM, thaibeachlovers said: Try taking a photo of a ladyboy in a tourist area and see how you get on. I was threatened with a baseball bat on Walking St for that Without your feeling the need to reply aggressively. Please reread my post which was in fact a question with an example. I really wish to avoid replies such as yours. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogandave Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 I really wish to avoid replies such as yours. Thank you.Yet you reply to them... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katia Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 On 5/23/2018 at 10:21 AM, thaibeachlovers said: Try taking a photo of a ladyboy in a tourist area and see how you get on. I was threatened with a baseball bat on Walking St for that I wouldn't want someone to take my picture to then most likely post online as a joke or "novelty," either. When it comes to photographing a shop's goods... I'm sure they get sick of people snapping away and not buying anything. But it's really also too bad as I'd love to show family/friends pictures of some of the lovely things I see... and of course there goes any opportunity for a friend to say "I like that, I must go buy it" or for me to send a picture to someone: "which one do you want?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 18 hours ago, watcharacters said: Without your feeling the need to reply aggressively. Please reread my post which was in fact a question with an example. I really wish to avoid replies such as yours. Thank you. How was my reply aggressive? I was not threatening anyone with a bat. I was just pointing out what happens in real life in LOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grollies Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 On 5/19/2018 at 11:55 AM, jippytum said: I have seen the stall and lamps referred to in the post . The vendor who i do not know has traded hand made lamps of individual design for many years . Thai people are renowned the world over for duplicating other people's work .What is wrong with trying to protect your intellectual property rights by requesting legally you refrain from photographing their work at their place of business Yeah, what's wrong with stealing someone else's designs, copying them and selling them on as your own, then forbidding photos at your stall in case someone copied them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcharacters Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 5 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said: How was my reply aggressive? I was not threatening anyone with a bat. I was just pointing out what happens in real life in LOS. Your attitude Sir. It speaks volumes. If you don't get it than so be it. How silly to refer to threats. Of course you can't make threats and be a member of this site. Chill out please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now