<<You're taking pictures and a pair of 6'8' (that's
203 cm for the non US readers) thugs show up, grab your camera and
film, threaten you with unimaginable violence, and then tip their
hats, saying 'Thank you for showing such GOODWILL in allowing us to
enforce the rules.' >>
Quick. Get the names of witnesses who saw this. You'll make more off the law
suit than any photo session you have ever done.
Lots of entities try to control editorial photography in public places, and
there are times when it is for the public good (crime scenes, injury
accidents, etc.). But there is no reason to give up rights just because some
private entity wants to control images in public for its own benefit. They
should take their activity private if they want control. What would you say
if someone from the Mob told you to stop taking photos of a drug dealer being
arrested because the person was one of their own? Do the Goodwill Games own
the streets or parks any more than you?
Carl May
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