this is very much locally determined. In most western countries you can photograph anything from the public road (even though people or guards may not /like/ it), maybe with the exception of some military stuff. It is another question whether you're allowed to publish it (copyright, freedom of panorama - you know the drill).
So you should figure out what is the legal situation in the US. I suspect that photographing from public road as long as there are no recognizable people is OK, but you shouldn't enter their property. But IANAL and you might want to double check.
Lodewijk
2013/8/26 User Mono usermono@outlook.com
I'm forwarding this for broader input - I'm really not sure what is required. Please advise:
From: care19161@gmail.com Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 14:04:33 -0400 To: wlm-us@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [WLM-US] Question Regarding Wikipedia Takes America
Hi! I am thinking about organizing a Wikipedia Takes America project in my city, and I have a question. I've looked through the National Register of Historic Places for the sites in my city/county that do not yet have photos, and I've come across a few that I know will be a problem. One is our Federal Building and the others are private homes. Do you have any advice as to how to go about getting permission to photograph these buildings? I would assume we could simply ask the permission of the homeowner and perhaps direct them to the Wikipedia site for more information on the project in the case of the private homes, but is it even possible to photograph a Federal Building these days without government or press credentials?
Thanks,
Pat Carey Rochester, NY
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