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August 04, 2007
New York Times reports city capitulates on photo permits
In the story today After Protests, City Agrees to Rewrite Proposed Rules on Photography Permits the New York Times reports: Responding to an outcry that included a passionate Internet campaign and a satiric rap video, city officials yesterday backed off proposed new rules that could have forced tourists taking snapshots in Times Square and filmmakers capturing that only-in-New-York street scene to obtain permits and $1 million in liability insurance. My previous blog on protests in New York City and Silver Spring, Maryland over absurd limits on photography.
Posted by Ed Mierzwinski at August 4, 2007 08:33 AM
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