At the entrance to the store, many citizens met in everyday life an announcement that shooting in the trading floor was prohibited. Some buyers even had to witness that the guards made complaints to those people who photographed goods on their phones. But is it legal? Is it possible to photograph goods in a store? Here it must be said right away that there are no prohibitions on conducting amateur photography in the store in the law. After all, it is possible that the buyer simply can not decide on the choice of the product and photographs it in order to consult with someone from friends or relatives. This is a must-know for all citizens who are faced with a similar situation in a retail outlet.
Legal regulation
Here it is necessary to immediately turn to the main law of the state - the Constitution. According to her law? in our country freedom of information is provided. This means that you can shoot in the store. In addition, other legislative acts state that publicly available information can be used by an adult at his discretion, the main thing is that this does not contradict other legal norms in the Russian Federation.
Article 9 of Federal Law No. 149 states that the ban on photography can be regulated only by the Federal Law. It must also be said that it is impossible to remove and photograph only objects of national importance. Shopping windows are not. Therefore, to shoot in the store or take pictures of goods on the shelves is a personal matter for every customer. After all, he does not need this information for commercial purposes, but for personal use (in order to buy goods cheaper). This is quite reasonable and logical.
Therefore, when answering the question of whether it is possible to photograph the goods in the store, you can safely give a positive answer. This is not prohibited by law.
Shop Rules
The staff of many outlets prohibits taking pictures of goods in the store, arguing that this is their territory, where the rules established by the charter of the company apply. It is possible that this can be. But the rules of the store can not contradict the legislation of Russia. Otherwise, it will already be considered a violation of the Constitution.
Customers who are wondering whether it is possible to photograph goods in the store should know that they are allowed to do this, despite the fact that employees of the distribution network may be unhappy with this. After all, products are different everywhere. It is possible that by comparing the goods of one store with another, the consumer will quickly decide at which point of sale the products are better in quality and cheaper in price.
Photographing price tags
Is it prohibited by law or not? Indeed, many store sales consultants insist that this should not be done. At the same time, the latter do not justify their demands for the termination of photography in the distribution network.
In this case, it must again be said that the consumer who came to the store has the opportunity to receive information about the cost of goods in all ways not prohibited by law. Including he can quite easily photograph price tags. After all, he has the right to compare the cost of goods at various retail outlets.
In addition, when store employees place products with their price on display windows, this is considered a public offer. How the buyer will get acquainted with the goods is already his own business.Therefore, photographing prices in the store is not prohibited. This must be remembered.
What to look for
Many store owners believe that they can set their own rules and regulations there. In addition, some of them attach the sign "Photography is prohibited" at the entrance to the outlet. Nevertheless, this is not reflected in the charter documents, which is also considered a gross violation of the law and can be appealed in court. In addition, none of the store employees has the right to prohibit the consumer from filming any product on the camera of a phone or any other device. Personal authorization for amateur photography in this situation is also not required.
In addition to the foregoing
Is it possible to photograph a product in a store to compare it with products in another outlet? By law, this is permitted. In addition, the entire range of goods is presented in the store just so that customers can decide on the choice of products, and for this they can write down the information presented on the price tag on paper or take it on the phone.
What the ban applies to
The store is not a sensitive facility, and you can take photos and videos in it. This should be known to all consumers. Nevertheless, some store owners prohibit taking pictures of products on the shelves of the outlet, arguing that it is a trade secret. So, under this definition, goods and their prices, presented in the store for the general viewing of buyers, can not fall in any way.
But what is a trade secret in this case? This is confidential information, hidden from prying eyes and helping its owner to significantly increase sales of products, make large revenues and significantly reduce costs while maintaining the same position in the product market. Based on the definition of this term, it becomes clear that the prices of goods and the products themselves cannot be objects of commercial secret. After all, access to such information is strictly limited.
If a citizen enters the director’s office and opens a safe containing a folder under the heading “Commercial Secret”, this will be considered a direct violation of the law. In reality, the occurrence of such a situation is impossible.
Could it be a copyright infringement
Often, the administration of the store forbids taking pictures in the trading floor, motivating them to logos and signs of producer campaigns falling under the camera lens. Moreover, the latter claim that it is prohibited by law. Indeed, according to the store’s employees, the copyright of the product manufacturers is violated in this way.
So, buyers should not pay attention to such sayings of employees of the distribution network. Especially if the manufacturer’s logo or brand got into the camera lens at the moment when the buyer was photographing prices in the store for the products of interest to him. After all, no one is going to use the manufacturer’s brand for personal, selfish purposes. So there can be no copyright infringement here.
Important
Many store owners use the legal illiteracy of ordinary citizens and establish their own rules in retail outlets, which contradict the current legal standards. In addition, many of them openly declare to customers that there is supposedly a special law prohibiting photographing price tags and products in stores. Actually this is not. Thus, the owners of retail chains, opposing the fact that citizens were shooting in stores, mislead people. Moreover, they inform citizens about those legal norms that do not exist in our legislation.
Therefore, when answering the question of whether it is possible for customers to be prohibited from photographing goods in the store, it is only necessary to give a negative answer.After all, consumers have the right to receive information about the cost of products by all means not prohibited by law.
Citizens Questions
Honestly, many buyers are not very clear about the desire of store employees to hide price tags and goods from cameras and cameras. Since they are in the sight of all consumers and do not represent any secret. Moreover, even the basic law of our state says that every citizen has the right to search and receive information. The main thing is that this does not contradict the interests and rights of others. Therefore, if the buyer came to the store in order to compare prices in one supermarket with the cost of products in another, then there is nothing illegal in that he photographs the price tag of the products he is interested in. No one has the right to forbid him to do this.
In the event that the administration of the distribution network expresses its indignation on this issue and prohibits taking food products on camera to the buyer, then the citizen must ask the store employee to explain to him the reason for what is happening. After all, it is quite possible that at a given outlet, prices simply do not correspond to what is being struck on a cash receipt. This happens quite often in large stores. Therefore, dishonest entrepreneurs are afraid of complaints and oppose that one of the buyers filmed goods and price tags on the camera in the distribution network.
For information
The most interesting thing is that in many equipment stores people are not only not allowed to take goods and price tags on the camera, but even take away photo devices from the hands of the owners, which undoubtedly violates the rights of a citizen. Moreover, such actions by employees of the outlet can be regarded as robbery, and this entails criminal liability under article 161 of the Criminal Code. After all, if a citizen came to a hardware store in order to compare prices for the model of a vacuum cleaner or washing machine that he was interested in with the cost of the same goods in another network and therefore began to photograph the goods on his phone, then this can not be regarded as a violation of the law. Moreover, the latter did not commit anything illegal. Although the store owners consider it completely different, they cannot justify and prove their position with reference to the regulatory act. After all, such prohibitions simply do not exist. As mentioned earlier, the store is not a sensitive facility, so you can remove goods and price tags for all products there. All buyers who are faced with a similar situation should know about this.
A little more about everything
So, is it possible to photograph the goods in the store? The law does not prohibit buyers from conducting amateur photography at retail outlets. After all, people take pictures of products personally for themselves, so that later they can decide on the choice of a specific product at the best price. This is absolutely normal, and there is nothing illegal about it.
Another thing is when a person removes a specific person in a store and then without his consent then publishes his photo on a social network opposite any product. This will already be considered illegal. In this case, each amateur photographer can become a participant in the lawsuit. Therefore, it is best to refrain from shooting other people at the outlet. You also need to know about this.
Conclusion
I would like to say once again that each buyer can absolutely safely remove in the store all the goods he is interested in and the price tags on them. There is nothing illegal about it. After all, the consumer can get acquainted with the range of products in the way that suits him. You can take goods on camera or record in a wallet. This is the personal choice of each customer.
