On 23 Feb, 16:55, Paul Corfield wrote:

Therefore the subject was within his
rights to ask for it to be deleted - or sue to have it subsequently removed
from any websites/magazines etc that it might appear in.

No, he was not.

He may not have had a legal right to /demand/ that it be deleted, but
surely he has every right to /request/ that it be deleted. I can think
of lots of reasons why someone might not wish to be photographed.

Neither was he "within his rights" to punch the
photographer in the face.

True. Though I would love to know what exactly they said to each
other.

Something needs to be done to resolve the utter nonsense that seems all
too prevalent these days concerning photography, "security" and the
perception of rights to privacy in public places.

A little more courtesy on the part of photographers would go a long
way.

Ian