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Jon Foster · 01-09-2006

I'm not sure if anyone has seen this article yet but it has some good links. Some of the information we already know but it's nice to see the topic come up in a good light so to speak...

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columni...era-laws_x.htm

Jon.

scoundrel1728 · 01-24-2006

There was a big brouhaha in the Australian national media about this a few days ago, in which a photographer named Joe Mortelliti was later visited (at 11 p.m) by the local police after having taken photos of a Shell refinery. Turned out that he was doing nothing illegal.

Jon Foster · 01-25-2006

It sounds funny to hear about all these people being checked out for doing perfectly legal activities...

Jon.

scoundrel1728 · 01-25-2006

This kind of thing isn't limited to Australia; it happens in the United States too. A woman in the Washington D.C. area was shooting a block or so away from a government building when she spotted (and photographed) a guard making his way toward her. According to the guard, there was a secret meeting in progress on one of the upper floors of the building. Usually the city police are pretty much clued up on the laws, but sometimes not or they may try to bluff you. You are more likely to have trouble like this with private guards like the one in Washington D.C.

Paul Shields · 01-25-2006

Unfortunately it's the case in UK too. Since the so-called 'war on terror' pretty much any public place can be out of bounds if the authorities insist.

scoundrel1728 · 01-25-2006

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Originally Posted by Paul

Unfortunately it's the case in UK too. Since the so-called 'war on terror' pretty much any public place can be out of bounds if the authorities insist.

That depends on what authority the "authorities" truly have. Sometimes they overstep their bounds. If they do, it isn't just your right but your responsibility to call them on it.

Paul Shields · 01-25-2006

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Originally Posted by scoundrel1728

That depends on what authority the "authorities" truly have. Sometimes they overstep their bounds. If they do, it isn't just your right but your responsibility to call them on it.

That's very true, and something most people don't challenge.

01-09-2006	#1 (permalink)
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01-24-2006	#2 (permalink)
scoundrel1728 Bactrian Posts: 1,898 CamelKarma: 72 Gallery \| Blog	Re: Photographers Rights There was a big brouhaha in the Australian national media about this a few days ago, in which a photographer named Joe Mortelliti was later visited (at 11 p.m) by the local police after having taken photos of a Shell refinery. Turned out that he was doing nothing illegal.

01-25-2006	#3 (permalink)
Jon Foster Guanaco Location: White Lake, Michigan Posts: 343 CamelKarma: 137 Editing OK?: No Gallery \| Blog	Re: Photographers Rights It sounds funny to hear about all these people being checked out for doing perfectly legal activities... Jon.
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01-25-2006	#4 (permalink)
scoundrel1728 Bactrian Posts: 1,898 CamelKarma: 72 Gallery \| Blog	Re: Photographers Rights This kind of thing isn't limited to Australia; it happens in the United States too. A woman in the Washington D.C. area was shooting a block or so away from a government building when she spotted (and photographed) a guard making his way toward her. According to the guard, there was a secret meeting in progress on one of the upper floors of the building. Usually the city police are pretty much clued up on the laws, but sometimes not or they may try to bluff you. You are more likely to have trouble like this with private guards like the one in Washington D.C.

01-25-2006	#5 (permalink)
Paul Shields senses working overtime Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 11,242 CamelKarma: 2096 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Photographers Rights Unfortunately it's the case in UK too. Since the so-called 'war on terror' pretty much any public place can be out of bounds if the authorities insist.
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