ART important legal decision about photography

[tetsuo]

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/27/see-officer-i-can-too-take-that-picture/

and the link from that article to the document to print a couple copies of and shove in your camera bag
http://www.scribd.com/doc/47627164/FPS-Information-Bulletin

edit - i know most of us know that this is the case, but its nice that now the federal gov't and dept of homeland security has instructed officers to leave you alone and let you be unless they actually have probably cause.

 

[DaRkPhAnToM]

nice

 

[dmora]

 

[Wobistdu]

this is great, but it's sad shit like this has to be done to enforce common sense and constitutional rights.

 

[HighTachPres]

printing now, i saw this on aphotoeditor.com yesterday

 

[djlogik]

Good find!

 

[xenon supra]

 

[AmosBanks]

I got busted by Secret Service as I took photos of Obama's home in early 2007. They made me erase the photos.

 

[FindersKeepers]

Shit, AWESOME... Needed this about 4 years ago when I had a roll of film destroyed taking a photos of some fed buildings in DC

 

[tetsuo]

this is great, but it's sad shit like this has to be done to enforce common sense and constitutional rights.

i agree its sad, but at least you now have proof of your rights

 

[Pitt]

I got busted by Secret Service as I took photos of Obama's home in early 2007. They made me erase the photos.

not a federal building, although if you were on public property, still legal.

 

[Wobistdu]

I got busted by Secret Service as I took photos of Obama's home in early 2007. They made me erase the photos.

not a federal building, although if you were on public property, still legal.

what the fuck isn't his house right on a public street?