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Signing up to ask the Prime Minister to Stop proposed restrictions regarding photography in public places The UK Govt are about to propose restrictions on photography in public places which could make street photography and documentary photography against the law. There's a petition on the Downing St website against the Government's proposals to restrict the use of photography in public areas. Sign up to the petition now. (thanks to Nettime for the link) http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Photography/
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There is a wealth of photographic material taken in the past that shows life as it was over the last few decades, if this bill becomes law all that historical information will be missing from the 21st century on wards for our future generations.
If this bill is really brought about by paranoia of terrorists and not some other reason, I really don’t think it will stop the terrorists, there are so many small cameras these days that can be hidden and brought out just to take a shot needed for intelligence purposes that stopping the general public from carrying out their hobbies or the paperacy from carrying out their jobs will not prevent terrorism.
Please stop turning us in to a nanny state, with everything licenced, monitored and scrutinised.
how does the government propose to handle weddings and other such family events.
Even more perturbing is what happens to all the tourists who travel to cities like London and have pictures taken of them outside a great monument like St. Paul’s Cathedral etc. Are they all going to have to obtain licences before they come to the UK or just break the law or are the police going to have to spend time going round the big cities taking peoples cameras away? What a waste of their time and effort. How is the goverment proposing to police such a stupid law, if it comes into force I will propose a rally to London for everyone with a camera and block the streets of London taking pictures of everything they can.
Laws are supposed to protect people from unfair activities by unscrupulous people, like theifs and murderers not tourists with cameras. You need to find other ways that work to stop the terrorists, not penalise the nations occupants and vistors.
thanks brenda fro your insightful comments. i trust you have signed the petition?