Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/19

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Subject: RE: [Leica] OT - student arrested for photographing public transit facility
From: Tim Atherton <tim@KairosPhoto.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 12:06:49 -0700

> Great, now we need a de-coder ring to see when/if we can take
> pictures!  This is really getting out of hand.
>
> Frank

Not really - apparently it's always been illegal...,

from another list regarding problems photographing in Airports - any lawyers
out there know if it's correct?

>You bet it's on the books!!  The National Security Act of 1937(? date could
>be wrong but it's close!) made it illegal to photograph in airports, train
>stations, bus stations, shipping terminals, etc.  That it's being enforced
>in post-9/11 America where it once wasn't is no surprise to me.


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