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It seems it is against the law to publish the "Techno Viking" on the net :p

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techno_Viking

 

The unnamed man's court case against Fritsch concerning infringement of personality rights opened in Berlin on 17 January 2013. In June, a decision was reached for the plaintiff and Fritsch was ordered to pay the man €13,000 in damages, almost all he had made from YouTube ads and sales of Techno Viking merchandise, plus €10,000 in court costs, and to cease publication of his image.
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You can be sued for video taping someone doing something in public?

 

<< Your basic right is actually pretty simple: if you're in a public place and you can see it, you can shoot it. This means as long as you're in a public location you can legally take almost any picture. However, if you're using a telephoto lens, parabolic microphone, or hidden camera to get a shot of a private property when you're standing on public property you might have an issue if someone on that property has an expectation of privacy. So, what constitutes a public place? Most places are obvious, a park, a street, a soccer field—these are unquestionably legal places to take pictures of anything happening. >>

 

However ...

 

<< You can't use someone's likeness for commercial purposes without their express permission. >>

 

http://lifehacker.com/5912250/know-your-rights-photography-in-public

 

 

Since the Techno Viking poster was making money from the Yoiutube ads, I presume that was the kicker.

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