Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It is technically illegal here to use the flag on clothing or in advertising and most of the other uses ones finds for it here, but the laws regarding use of the flag are all unconstitutional as they violate free speech rights, so they're not enforced. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-437-8990 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 6/19/14 11:21 PM, "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: >This sort of use would get you thrown into jail in most countries, for >showing disrespect to the flag...(-: It is an interesting paradox that >the country which is most jingoist and paranoid about their flag >allows such petty use of it as well! >Cheers >Jayanand > > >On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 8:38 AM, Chris Crawford ><chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: >> The American flag is put on all sorts of things here. Clothing, cars, >> backpacks, furniture, cellphone cases, bookmarks, pencils, jewelry, >> guitars, curtains, radios, rugs, bicycles, advertisements, signs. I've >> even seen it painted on the sides of cars and trucks, buildings, Rvs. >>The >> fact that it is one a toy gun really doesn't mean much; the American >>flag >> is everywhere. >> >> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-results.php?category=27 >> >> -- >> Chris Crawford >> Fine Art Photography >> Fort Wayne, Indiana >> 260-437-8990 >> >> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio >> >> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 >> Become a fan on Facebook >> >> >> >> >> On 6/19/14 10:38 PM, "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>Crazy. How can a national flag be equated with a gun? >>>Cheers >>>Jayanand >>> >>> >>>On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 12:38 AM, George Lottermoser >>><george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: >>>> c & c always welcome and appreciated >>>> >>>> <http://www.imagist.com/blog/?p=8783> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> George Lottermoser >>>> >>>> http://www.imagist.com >>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog >>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information