08 Sep, 2010 | Posted by: psnotes



THUNDER DOWN UNDER -- Rally to fight permit rules that snap fees from photographers with the Opera House to one side and the Harbour Bridge on the other, hundreds of professional photographers gathered at Campbells Cove to protest against rules restricting photography in public places.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/rally-to-fight-permit-rules-that-snap-fees-from-photographers-20100829-13xnr.html



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11 Aug, 2010 | Posted by: psnotes




SUPER SAFE -- Freedom of photography: Police, security often clamp down despite public right - Police officials say officers who seek to stop photography are driven by safety concerns and the fact that the presence of a camera can spike emotions
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07
/25/AR2010072502795_2.html?sid=ST2010072503132
TAKEAWAY: Oh Dear! We are are emotion spikers.


HANDCUFFING? -- In Britain, police investigating press photographer incident - A spokeswoman for Hackney Police has confirmed to BJP that it is "currently looking into the circumstances" surrounding a freelance photographer who was prevented from taking pictures at the scene of a shooting.
http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/1726356/police-investigating-press-photographer-incident



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04 Aug, 2010 | Posted by: psnotes



RISK ARREST? Since 9/11, a number of government bodies have sought to limit photography in railroad stations and other public buildings. One rationale is that pictures would help people planning acts of mayhem. It has been a largely futile effort. On a practical level, decent cameras now come in every size and shape, and controlling how people use them would require legions of police officers. Moreover, taking photographs and displaying them is speech protected by the First Amendment, no less than taking notes and writing them up.
SOURCE:JIM DWYER; New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/nyregion/28about.html


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27 Jul, 2010 | Posted by: psnotes



DON’T SEARCH ME! -- In Britain: Theresa May, The Home Secretary guarantees the freedom of photographers. She has confirmed that the Home Office will 'look at the issue of photographers and stop-and-search powers.' http://www.bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/home/2010/07/theresa-may-guarantees-the-freedom-of-photographers.html



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14 Jul, 2010 | Posted by: psnotes



SEEKING FREEDOM -- A ground breaking photography project by award-winning documentary journalist James Mackay calls for the unconditional release of all Burmese political prisoners, of whom human rights groups estimate there are over 2,000 currently languishing in jail. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/caught-on-camera-burmas-political-prisoners-2002989.html SOURCE: Matilda Battersby http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00395/U_Win_Tin_-_Aung_Sa_395368t.jpg http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/caught-on-camera-burmas-political-prisoners-2002989.html

BANNED FOR TAKING PHOTOS -- Carlos Miller "We were permanently banned from the Miami-Dade Metrorail for taking photos.
We had planned to ride the Metrorail through three stations to see if anybody would try to stop us from taking pictures of the trains.We didn’t even make it inside the first station. By the time it was over, three hours after a security guard told us it was against the law to take pictures in the parking lot of the Douglas Road Metro Station in Miami, a 50 State Security Captain had banned us for life from ever setting foot on the Metrorail again."
SOURCE: Carlos Miller. http://carlosmiller.com/2010/07/01/we-were-permanantly-banned-from-the-miami-dade-metrorail-for-taking-photos/
Additional: http://nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2010/07/miami.html


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09 Jun, 2010 | Posted by: psn



NO IT'S NOT YOURS -- An X17 photographer was just a victim of Shia LaBeouf's wild temper as the Transformers star came to our snapper's car outside the actor's Hollywood Hills home and snatched some camera equipment out of the vehicle!
Shia then ran back into his home and appeared to have no intention of returning the $3000 camera lenses. Further, LaBeouf then called the police to complain about the photographer.
Well, that backfired -- The cop made the actor return the equipment and we're told the brazen actor then walked away with his tail between his legs ...
To be continued...? Maybe

http://x17online.com/celebrities/shia_labeouf/x17_xclusive_shia_labeouf_steals_photographers_camera_police_force_him_to_return_it-06092010.php




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26 May, 2010 | Posted by: psn



STEPPING ON RIGHTS? -- The City Of London Police War On Photography.
When architectural photographer Grant Smith was harassed by security guards and detained by City of London police last December he probably thought it was just happenstance. When it happened again last week he might have considered it coincidence. Now, thanks to a document obtained by the Guardian under the Freedom of Information Act, he knows it was enemy action all along. Such police action against photographers is not just illegal; it’s a waste of resources and displays a lack of understanding of the tools available to any terrorist involved in hostile reconnaissance.
http://www.jeremynicholl.com/blog/2010/05/17/the-city-of-london-police-war-on-photography/


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28 Apr, 2010 | Posted by: psn




GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER -- Photographer and Civil Liberties Group Sue Department of Homeland Security - The New York Civil Liberties Union has teamed up with amateur photographer Antonio Musumeci in a lawsuit that challenges a federal ban on photography. Now the NYCLU has picked up Musumeci’s case to challenge the ban on photography near federal property by suing the Federal Protective Services, FPS Inspector Clifford Barnes, and the Department of Homeland Security. http://www.petapixel.com/2010/04/23/photographer-and-civil-liberties-group-sue-dept-of-homeland-security/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PetaPixel+%28PetaPixel%29


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07 Apr, 2010 | Posted by: psn



PROTEST in UK: Photographers take to the streets to 'project' their grievances. Street photographers are set to stage an open-air exhibition in London to demonstrate against the increasing restrictions being placed on photographers, as well as new government controls from the controversial Digital Economy Bill.
http://www.bjp-online.com/public/showPage.html?page=874015


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10 Mar, 2010 | Posted by: psn



BANNING PHOTOGRAPHY -- Photography under threat in the UK: The shooting party’s over. Did you hear the one about the mother banned from taking a snapshot of her baby in the pool? Or the student prevented from photographing Tower Bridge (UK) at sunset? Be warned. The authorities now have the power to confiscate your camera — or even arrest you — for daring to take a picture in public. SOURCE: Richard Woods . http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article7050481.ece


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17 Feb, 2010 | Posted by: psn




COMPENSATION -- NY photographer wins $30,000 in wrongful arrest case - It was exactly a year ago that Robert Taylor was arrested for photographing trains in the New York City subway system and charged with “unauthorized photography.”. Has the legal settlement made a difference in how photographers are treated within the nation’s largest subway system? Not even close. http://carlosmiller.com/2010/02/10/ny-photographer-wins-30000-in-wrongful-arrest-case/


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27 Jan, 2010 | Posted by: psn



PHOTOGRAPHER PROTEST -- Photographers turn out in force to fight anti terror law abuse - Thousands of amateur and professional photographers packed Trafalgar Square (UK) at a lunchtime in protest about heavy-handed treatment by police officers under anti-terrorism laws. http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/In_pictures_Photographers_turn_out_in_force_to_fight_anti_terror_law_abuse_update_615pm_news_294157.html


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13 Jan, 2010 | Posted by: psn



NO LAW BROKEN -- NUJ (National Union of Journalists) (U.K.) wins apology and damages for photojournalist - A photographer who was handcuffed, arrested and detained for eight hours for trying to take pictures has had his police record torn up after help from the NUJ.
http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=1454


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22 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn



AT LAST -- Scotland Yard warns police officers over photography concerns (UK) John Yates, the assistant commissioner for specialist operations, advocated a "commonsense" approach and reminded officers there were no laws to stop people photographing buildings.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/dec/15/yates-police-terrorism-powers-photography


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15 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn



GETTING IT RIGHT -- Britain: Everyone Has a Right to Take Photographs in Public Places. In response to recent events between the U.K. police and photographers, Andy Trotter of the Association of Chief Police Officers sent an advisory to police forces in England and Wales via email: Officers and PCSOs are reminded that we should not be stopping and searching people for taking photos. http://www.photoattorney.com/?p=927

SQUEEZE ON PUBLIC PHOTOGRAPHY -- The “We're photographers, not terrorists-Society's” visual history is under threat of extinction. (UK) Photographers are being driven off the high street as CCTV surveillance takes over. It's time for the amateur and professional photographer to join together and reclaim our common law right to be able to make pictures in a public place. The government must scrap section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2009/dec/11/photographers-section-44-terrorism-act

STOP FELON !! -- Police stop church photographer under terrorism powers. One of Britain’s leading architectural photographers was apprehended by City of London police under terrorism laws today while photographing the 300-year old spire of Sir Christopher Wren's Christ Church for a personal project.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/dec/08/police-search-photographer-terrorism-powers
TAKEAWAY: I found twelve pictures of Sir Christopher Wren's Christ Church just on the first page of Google Images. Wouldn't a terrorist have more than enough pictures of the spire there on Google? -- RE


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09 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn



U-TURN -- Photographers' U.K.campaign forces police 'U-turn': AP comment – British police have pledged to change the way they treat photographers who take pictures in public following a lengthy campaign sparked by the experiences of Amateur Photographer (AP) magazine readers.
http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Photographers_campaign_forces_police_Uturn_AP_comment_news_292612.html

FREEDOM STOPPER -- Photography is our right, our freedom (UK). The stories of photographers being prevented from taking pictures under terror legislation are numerous. The abuse of (UK) section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 is infringing on the freedom of photographers – it has to stop. http://bit.ly/8dOeXA

SOMETHING TO FIGHT FOR -- Photographer restrictions… how long has it be going on? Here’s an example from 1996 http://bit.ly/5zgC0h


SOURCE: Carolyn E. Wright. (ThePhotoAttorney) http://www.photoattorney.com

Join Carolyn E. Wright, the Photo Attorney for a presentation in Philadelphia, PA on Saturday, December 12.
See: www.naturescapes.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=165648 -



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02 Dec, 2009 | Posted by: psn



DON’T PEEP! -- Photography of secret police documents to be curbed (UK).
Britain's anti-terrorism chief, Bob Quick, stepped down after he was photographed
arriving in Downing Street holding sensitive documents relating to an anti-terrorism
operation. 'Some sensitive operational details about the investigation were visible
in press photographs and television footage taken of his arrival,' said Carlile who
added that the incident 'directly affected' the subsequent anti-terror arrests.
http://bit.ly/8S7KhV


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24 Nov, 2009 | Posted by: psn



THIS COULD HAPPEN TO YOU. -- . Sheriff Threatens to Submit Photographer to FBI’s Hit List. Here’s a video showing how a Los Angeles Sherrif’s deputy prevents an amateur photographer from taking pictures in the L A Subway. Who says Gestapo tactics won’t ever happen again in the civilized world? The footage is good but the audio is even better.
http://thomashawk.com/2009/11/lasd-officer-richard-gylfie-photography-is-not-a-crime.html
　TAKEAWAY: SS Trooper Gylfie should also chase down the suspicious photographers who took pictures of the interior of the L.A. Subway that I found on Google Images.
(I found 15 on Google Images...!


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20 Oct, 2009 | Posted by: psn



INTRUDING? -- Photographer loses First Amendment claim in Oakland, Calif. An Oakland Tribune photographer who was arrested while taking pictures at an accident scene lost his civil rights case against the City of Oakland and several police officers recently. http://bit.ly/4y4vdY
TAKEAWAY: Sometimes the “shoot and ask questions later” advice doesn’t work. In this case it sounds like the ol’ standby, “The Golden Rule” might be the wiser decision for a photographer in this predicament.


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14 Oct, 2009 | Posted by: psn



POLICE PARANOIA -- Amateur photographer is quizzed by police (for taking snap of the sunset). A photographer harmlessly snapping a sunset from his window was quizzed by police who feared he may be taking pictures of children. http://bit.ly/27ZK5v


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16 Sep, 2009 | Posted by: psn



PHOTOS AS EVIDENCE -- Investigators looking into accusations of police misconduct following Hurricane Katrina have filed a subpoena seeking photographs shot by New Orleans photographer Alex Brandon, who was then working for The Times-Picayune. Brandon now works for the Associated Press. http://bit.ly/1GMxN



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09 Sep, 2009 | Posted by: psn




WHEN A FLICKR PIC VANISHES -- Flickr Changes Its DMCA TakeDown Policy for Copyright Infringement Claims. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) states that while an Internet Service Provider (ISP) is not liable for transmitting information that may infringe a copyright, the ISP must remove materials from users' websites that appear to constitute copyright infringement after it receives proper notice. Flickr will send a message to the member about the claim, remove the questionable image, but leave the metadata and comments posted. http://bit.ly/gwE5r

YES/NO, YOU CAN’T -- In the UK: Illegal to delete photographers' pics, confess Met Police. The Metropolitan Police revised its anti-terrorism guidance in a bid to clear up confusion surrounding the powers police officers have over amateur and professional photographers. http://bit.ly/2qgbfd

WHO’S RUNNING THE SHIP ANYWAY ? -- Flickr Will No Longer Nuke Your Metadata When They Comply With DMCA Takedown. Notices - Flickr still needs to go further. A lot of controversy around the most recent Joker/Obama image was over how seriously Flickr examines their
takedown notices. Can any crackpot simply file a DMCA takedown notice and get an image killed? As it turns out, probably.
http://thomashawk.com/2009/09/flickr-will-no-longer-nuke-your-metadata-when-they-comply-with-dmca-takedown-notices.html


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02 Sep, 2009 | Posted by: psn



PHOTO CRIMINALS -- 'Not A Crime' campaign hits the broadsheets (UK)
British Journal of Photography "Not A Crime" campaign has been taken on by The Independent, a newspaper which published a long-ranging video report about the increasing restrictions on photography in public places. http://bit.ly/wXuNC





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19 Aug, 2009 | Posted by: psn




PORTABLE BILLBOARDS -- I'm a Photographer, Not a Terrorist! - A new campaign for photographers' rights launched this weekend - with more than two hundred leading photographers showing their support for the photographerNotaTerrorist.org website by holding up a placard saying "I'm a Photographer, Not a Terrorist!" - will help all photographers to understand and uphold their legal right to take photographs.
http://photographernotaterrorist.org/press-releases/


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04 Aug, 2009 | Posted by: psn




VISITORS: WE’RE WATCHING YOU -- In Tiburon, California, visitors should be prepared to have their pictures taken as they enter and leave this picturesque town of million-dollar views and homes along the San Francisco Bay. Officials want to photograph every car and use the license plate information to solve crimes in the town of 9,000. Critics see the plan as an intrusion into the rights of visitors, but proponents say it is a sensible precaution that absolutely will not cross privacy lines.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j2-JPex8ixAheTy70zGhHrSTGVIQD99HNUBG0




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08 Jul, 2009 | Posted by: psn



DON’T JAIL ME, OR I’ll….. An employee of the MTA sues city for $1 million after being arrested for taking pictures. Robert Taylor, 31, a train and photography enthusiast, was taking photos of an approaching No. 2 train at the Freeman St. station in the Bronx on Feb. 12 when several police officers told him to delete the photos and then arrested him.
http://bit.ly/tAY7O


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23 Jun, 2009 | Posted by: psn



NO PICTURES: Iran has officially banned foreign media. As more and more demonstrations continue in Iran over the disputed election, the government there has officially banned all foreign media coverage.
http://bit.ly/ATZx5
TAKEAWAY: It has been reported that one Iran-American organization, in order to document the demonstrations, has distributed 45,000 “pencil cameras” in Iran to sympathizers of the minority “Green” faction. Example of the pencil camera is at http://www.dogcamsport.co.uk/


GETTING ROUGH IN IRAN -- Photographer in Tehran Says Iranian Officials Harassing Journalists - A European photographer who was arrested in Tehran, Iran, on Tuesday was not subjected to violence, but says, "other colleagues have not had such good luck." Speaking to PDN (Photo District News) by phone Wednesday night, the photographer says other journalists described being beaten and having their cameras and memory cards destroyed.
http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/content_display/photo-news/photojournalism/e3i405cd9674fbdfea5776666eb99d4680b



HANDS UP! -- In England, Home Office refuses to disclose stop-and-search information - The Home Office has rejected a Freedom of Information Act request filed by the British Journal of Photography regarding the disclosure of a list of all areas where police officers are authorized to stop and search photographers under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
http://www.bjp-online.com/public/showPage.html?page=860677


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17 Jun, 2009 | Posted by: psn



THE PRESSURE IS ON -- Know Your Photography Rights. There has been a recent rise in the number of headline stories about photographers being confronted, and in some cases even attacked or arrested, for simply taking a picture. Even the editor of the British Photography Blog was recently stopped and searched by the police.
http://www.photographyblog.com/articles/know_your_photography_rights/



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10 Jun, 2009 | Posted by: psn




MULTI-TASKING UMBRELLAS IN CHINA … PDNews: Here's some of the most interesting TV news footage we've seen in a while: As reporters try to film near Tiananmen Square in Beijing, plainclothes officials are silently stepping into their shots and opening umbrellas! http://www.pdnpulse.com/2009/06/more-china-censorship-umbrellas.html



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03 Jun, 2009 | Posted by: psn



LAW-MAKER-UPPER -- Does This Law Exist?…

From DailyKos.com: “Yesterday I was out with a friend taking photos of the Hess oil refinery in Port Reading, NJ. We're working on a sketch comedy pilot, and one of the scripts calls for an oil refinery as a background. The officer asked us what we were doing, and we explained that we were taking photos of the refinery for a sketch comedy project. Immediately, he told us that we weren't allowed to take photos of the refinery, and that we had to delete all the photos in the camera.” http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/5/29/736619/-A-Simple-Photography-Question:-Does-This-Law-Exist
TAKEAWAY: Next time, tell the officer to show you the law he’s talking about.
If you were a terrorist, it would be much easier to find a picture of the Hess oil refinery on the web. (Google Images) I did. And here it is.























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CAMERA SHY You may have read about the initial incident over at DOT a month or so ago, where security guards for the picturesque new headquarters are harassing anyone who might try to photograph the art installations in front of the building. http://www.welovedc.com/2009/05/29/dot-photography/


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27 May, 2009 | Posted by: psn



DON’T TAKE MY PICTURE! Appeal Court curtails police right to photograph protestors - A legal challenge over the power of the police to photograph peaceful protesters succeeded at the Court of Appeal recently. Two out of three judges agreed there had been a disproportionate interference in the right to privacy when police surveillance teams photographed a protesting campaigner and followed him.
http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=43676&c=1


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13 May, 2009 | Posted by: psn



MAYBE... SUSPECT In Britain police “stop and search” powers are changing. A pilot project under an anti-terror legislation in which police officers will be required to have "reasonable suspicion" before they can stop and search someone.
http://www.ephotozine.com/article/Review-of-Section-44-of-the-Terrorism-Act-2000-11542


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06 May, 2009 | Posted by: psn




TENSE TIMES. Pakistan Police manhandle photo-journalist in PESHAWAR: The police here Saturday manhandled a photographer of a local English newspaper when he was trying to take a picture of a police official taking illegal power connections from an electricity pole.
http://www.newssafety.org/index.php?view=article&catid=125%3Apakistan-media-safety&id=12193%3Apolice-manhandle-photo-journalist&option=com_content&Itemid=100400


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29 Apr, 2009 | Posted by: psn




ON GUARD -- In Britian, photographers face wider anti-terror curbs - Cameras trigger terrorism fears. Civilians are being told to be on guard for people carrying cameras and zoom lenses as part of anti-terrorism seminars being rolled out nationwide. The Home Office insists that there is no alternative as Britain continues to be on a state of high alert for a possible terrorist
attack. http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Photographers_face_wider_anti_terror_curbs_news_281398.html?offset=&offset=1


OFF-LIMITS -- Photographers' rights: Thousands back PM petition (UK). An online petition campaigning for photographers' right to take pictures of UK police officers has had a huge surge in support since the G20 protests.
http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Photographers_rights_Thousands_back_PM_petition_news_281388.html


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22 Apr, 2009 | Posted by: psn




STRETCHING THE LAW In Britain, video shows police threatening G20 photographers with jail. Video evidence of the police using section 14 of the Public Order Act 1986 on the press is on the internet.
http://www.ephotozine.com/article/Video-evidence-of-police-threatening-photographers-with-jail-has-emerged-11442

TERRORISM OR TOURISM. Police delete London tourist's photos 'to prevent terrorism'.
Austrian tourist who photographed bus and subway stations says 'nasty incident' has put him off returning to London.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/apr/16/police-delete-tourist-photos

STILL LEGAL -- The NYPD has issued an order reminding officers that photography and videotaping in public areas is legal.
http://www.ny1.com/content/news_beats/law_enforcement/97287/nypd-reportedly-issues-reminder-that-photos-are-ok/Default.aspx


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08 Apr, 2009 | Posted by: psn






A WALK IN THE PARK -- Photographer NOT Terrorist - Know Your Rights. Another story of photographer's wrongly being confronted by police when photographing landmarks from a public park. http://bostonist.com/2009/04/01/america_land_of_the_free.php


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25 Mar, 2009 | Posted by: psn



Stalking and Photographing the Annenberg Center for Photography. Last week there was a little scuffle when the guards at the Annenberg Center for Photography said that no photos could be taken of the new building because of security issues. Here's an update. http://la.curbed.com/archives/2009/03/stalking_and_shooting_the_annenberg_center_for_photography.php
TAKEAWAY: If you’re standing on public property, you’re in your right to photograph. If you’re photographing a copyrighted object (while on public property) such as a piece of art or statue, you may still use it as an editorial submission but not for commercial purposes. -RE





TO CATCH A COP. When Evidence From Surveillance Cameras Leads to Charges Against Officers. Detective Eager’s indictment is one of several in recent months in which video recordings played a role in establishing criminal cases against police officers or led prosecutors to drop charges against suspects the officers had arrested. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/25/nyregion/25perjury.html


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11 Mar, 2009 | Posted by: psn




RIGHTS ARE WRONGED -- British. government accused of speaking "nonsense" on photography law. The Home Office's assertion that the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 won't impact photographers is "nonsense", lawyer Rupert Grey says. The law, he argues, does what the Convention on Human Rights was supposed to prevent, shifting the burden of proof, so that photographers are deemed guilty until proven innocent. http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/alex_singleton/blog/2009/03/03/government_accused_of_speaking_nonsense_on_photography_law

EXTREME PORTRAITS. Prison sentence for taking photos in UK . A new law in the UK makes it an offence to take pictures of policemen or any other law enforcement officers. From now on anyone could be arrested for taking pictures of the police, the armed forces, or the intelligence services, which could be "useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism."
http://www.nowpublic.com/world/prison-sentence-taking-photos-uk
TAKEAWAY Lucky for Rodney King, that he doesn’t live in London.
[Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_King}

THE WAR ON PHOTOGRAPHY -- Our program for March 7 was about the growing problem of harassment of photographers in public places by law enforcement and security guards. We talked about personal experiences, photographer rights, and what photographers can do when faced with confrontation by authorities. (Radio Interview). http://digitalvillage.blogspot.com/2009/03/war-on-photography.html


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17 Feb, 2009 | Posted by: psn




NO PHOTOS, PLEASE. In Britain, photographers snap into action over new law. Comedian Mark Thomas is to join with NUJ members in an event to highlight the threat of a new UK law that could be used against press photographers taking pictures of the police. http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=1104
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/12/pap_the_police/
TAKEAWAY: Rodney KING, who photographed police brutality in Watts, would be scratching his head.


LOCKED UP. MTA Employee Charged with "Unlawful Photography" he was handcuffed and locked in a holding cell for photographing an incoming train at the Freeman Street station in the Bronx.
http://gothamist.com/2009/02/16/mta_worker.php


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11 Feb, 2009 | Posted by: psn



FREE TO ATTACK. Pro-Gaza protesters attack and intimidate photojournalist in NYC. “One of the most annoying things I've experienced as a photographer is freedom-chanting protesters who assault you for photographing them, the photographer said. It happened last week in New York City as a New York Post photojournalist tried to photograph a mob of pro-Gaza demonstrators in Times Square. (seevideo.)
http://carlosmiller.com/2009/02/05/pro-gaza-protesters-attack-and-intimidate-photojournalist-in-nyc/

JAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHING POLICE? – In Britain, the relationship between photographers and police could worsen next month when new laws are introduced that allow for the arrest - and imprisonment - of anyone who takes pictures of officers 'likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism'. http://www.bjp-online.com/public/showPage.html?page=836675
TAKEAWAY: Remember Rodney King of early 1990’s? (police brutality) It was the police officers who went to jail, not the photographer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_King


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