apparently some people have gotten in trouble for taking pictures inside a starbucks. i can't say i'm surprised as i think most stores have such a policy now. but that doesn't make it right. i'd like to hear the legal grounds for forbidding photography in certain places.

years ago i had a photography teacher who said that you were legally allowed to take pictures in the mall, as it was considered photojournalism. but i'm not sure of the reasons why, i think he said a mall is considered a public place. which makes me wonder what is considered public and what is considered private? a park is public but a store is not? and what are the rules internationally?

there's a pdf file available here about a photographer's rights, but it still is pretty general, and of course is written about rights in the states, but what about canada, japan, gemany? i'd be curious to know about the rules outside the u.s..