Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan Wajsman wrote: >>> I wonder how they would police that in practice? E.g. I am an amateur, so I take my pics for private purposes, but then later decide to upload them to Alamy. How can they prevent that? <<< The US National Park Service may have set a precedent when a few over-zealous law enforcement types assumed that professional-looking equipment means professional purposes. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com On 31 Jan, 2012, at 24:38 , Gerry Walden wrote: > I don't often write about political matters, in fact I don't think I have ever done so before but I think this is important. There is a proposed bylaw to make the taking of any photograph for any business purpose in Parliament Square or Trafalgar Square in London illegal unless you have written permission of the Mayor. This will not only seriously curtail the freedom of the press to make images of anything that happens in these two areas, be it riots or acts of kindness, but it will also stop stock photographers making legitimate images of iconic London landmarks such as the Houses of Parliament, the National gallery etc. > > It is a long held freedom in this country, and most other 'democratic' countries to make images whilst on public land, and this is a serious infringement of that right. It will aslo stop the legitimate freedom of the press to report incidents such as any protest camp, political rally etc. etc. > > I have held the belief for the whole of my life that I live in a free country - obviously I have been wrong! > > You can read a pdf of the proposed bylaw for Trafalgar Square at http://www.london.gov.uk/sites/ default/files/Trafalgar%20Square%20Byelaws%202012%20signed%2025Jan12.pdf and I would draw your attention to Byelaw 5(1)???. > > Gerry > > Gerry Walden LRPS > +44 (0)23 8046 3076 (Office) > +44 (0)797 287 7932 (Mobile) > Web: www.gwpics.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information 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 Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman Blog: http://www.nathansmusings.eu/ _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com - Microsoft? Exchange solutions from a leading provider - http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange