Bloomberg Thinks You Should Pay to Photograph New York .. @ alternet.org (July 31, 2007)

City May Seek Permit and Insurance for Many Kinds of Public Photography @ nytimes.com (June 29, 2007)

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Quotes .. (from nytimes) .. New rules being considered by the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theater and Broadcasting would require any group of two or more people who want to use a camera in a single public location for more than a half hour to get a city permit and insurance.

The same requirements would apply to any group of five or more people who plan to use a tripod in a public location for more than 10 minutes, including the time it takes to set up the equipment.

Julianne Cho, assistant commissioner of the film office, said the rules were not intended to apply to families on vacation or amateur filmmakers or photographers.

Nevertheless, the New York Civil Liberties Union says the proposed rules, as strictly interpreted, could have that effect. The group also warns that the rules set the stage for selective and perhaps discriminatory enforcement by police.

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also being discussed ..

Photographer's Rights Under Attack @ dslreports.com


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Mayor's Office of Film Theatre + Broadcasting .. PDF = 11 pages = (47K)



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Some of it may be alarmist .. but .. we DO seem to be losing our rights more and more everyday

Hmmm, glad I don't live in the US, that is ridiculous!

yes, cos' England is just SO democratic these days. At least the Americans got to vote for their leader. sort of.

:-)

yeah, he's wildly popular, giving speeches on "an inconvenient truth". no wait, that was the OTHER leader we elected. ;-)