On 17/9/08, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Part of todays adventure.  A low budget movie is shooting in my home
>town blocking traffic on half of main street.  I was walking along
>minding my own business, but actually armed with my trust *ist-Ds and a
>collection of appropriate lenses), when I decided I'd take a couple of
>pictures to commemorate the event, (and maybe make a couple of bucks
>selling the images to one of the local fish wraps), when I this scruffy
>individual rushes at  me from the "company" and confronts me to tell me
>that I can't take any photos for, and I quote "legal reasons".  When I
>asked him what I was doing wrong, he was a a loss except to explain,
>except to repeat his original statement.  When I pointed out that the
>"set" was on a public road and within full view of the public, with no
>expectation of privacy, and that I was allowed to take photographs of
>anything I wished under those circumstances, his new tack was to claim
>that I couldn't use them for anything.  I then pointed out that under
>fair use I could use them for non-commercial purposes which included
>selling them and my story to a newspaper, or printing them large and
>selling them as art.  Which left him gasping for breath, (sort of like a
>large trout), at which point he went back to his original argument.  I
>also found it interesting that they had posted a sign that stated in
>part the, "... passing beyond this point, indicates your assent to being
>in the movie...", which is patently false...  Where do they find these
>people, and what idiot is giving them legal advice?  He managed to make
>me furious as well.  I'm thinking of going back tomorrow just to piss
>them off.
>
>Lousy photographs to follow.

Har! He's fulla shit. But don't inflame the situation - no need. Smile,
nod, walk off, shoot away. Just be careful there isn't a local PD
looking after them with stars in his eyes or you'll feel the sharp end
of his stick.

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Cheers,
  Cotty


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