Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I doubt this has much to do with politics. Instead, I suspect commercial NASCAR's commercial interests is what is being protected here. Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On May 20, 2009, at 10:44 PM, Gary Dalton wrote: > > Not surprising given how the country was "run" -- (I'm being > generous with "run") -- before January, 2009... > >> Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 16:31:00 -0400 >> To: lug at leica-users.org >> From: images at comporium.net >> Subject: [Leica] Cameras Banned >> >> LUG: >> >> The big Speed Street festival celebrating everything NASCAR is in >> Charlotte this weekend. They have closed about 12 block of downtown >> to traffic for the festival. I wouldn't go if you paid me; however, >> I am really disturbed by one of the rules. No cameras, still or >> video are allowed. How can they legally prohibit cameras on public >> streets? I've proposed to Charlotte photographers that we boycott >> Food Lion (the sponsor) and let them know why. >> >> In a related incident, security guards at the Johnson and Wales >> campus in downtown Charlotte prohibited a photographer from taking >> photos of the campus buildings even though she was standing on a >> public sidewalk. The APA in Charlotte is arranging a protest with >> crowds of photographers coming to photograph Johnson and Wales (after >> contacting television and newspapers) >> >> All of this eroding of our rights has got to stop!! >> >> Tina >> >> Tina Manley >> www.tinamanley.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live?: Keep your life in sync. > http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_BR_life_in_synch_052009 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information